Back in London and Bath

Mom's account of our time back in London and of our trip to Bath:

We left Paris via train to Calais, then ferried across the English Channel to Dover, then took a bus into London with just a few hours to spare to get Autumn back to school after her spring break. Hannah and I stayed in hostels for the next four nights, while Autumn went back to her host family. We met up with her before, in between and after classes, zigzagging across London on the tube, going to all kinds of great sights: Buckingham Palace and it’s beautiful gardens, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, the London Eye, boat ride on the Thames, Hyde Park, two shows at grand old theatres, Trafalger Square, more museums than I can remember, Greenwich (outside of London) and much, much more.
Autumn had a three day weekend, so we took the train to Bath and spent two nights at a nice hostel and had a room all to ourselves. Bath was great fun to explore, including the Jane Austen walking tour, the ancient Roman Baths, the fashion museum, Good Friday service at Bath Abbey and so much more.

We made it back to London, on yet another train through more scenic countryside, where we parted ways again, only to meet up in the morning to go to Easter service at the huge and beautiful Westminster Abbey. It was a wonderful, sunny day and we played tourist again along the south bank of the Thames River where, in addition to the many street performers, we saw all kinds of interesting sights and went on the London Eye, giving us a birds eye view of the city.

The next morning we met up with Autumn again and she showed us around Harrow, a suburb of London, where her host family is situated. Afterwards, she escorted us to Heathrow Airport where Hannah and I barely got on our flight home.

Photos: to be posted soon