Fortnight

"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."

-Walt Disney

It's hard to believe that I've been living in Oxford for an entire fortnight. So many things have happened that it has been hard to keep up with the posts! As I have quite a bit of reading to do tonight, this post will be brief, but I will definitely have time to divulge on my recent (and tomorrows) field trips. Mainly, this is a photo post.

Every Thursday during September, our British Landscape class goes on a field trip (which we are lectured about the day previous) and this past field trip was to Old Sarum, Salisbury, and Stonehenge. This first picture is of Old Sarum and the second is of me and a couple of friends reenacting Stonehenge.  I won't go into detail about their pasts for now, but they each are places that could be visited multiple times as they are truly breathtaking...                

These next two photographs are of Salisbury Cathedral. I could go on and on about this amazing building-- the gargoyles, the turrets, the pillars. Yet, there were three things that really touched me. 

The first was the sheer size of the cathedral. We were able to go on a guided tour which took us 202 ft up into the steeple- only halfway. From the top we were able to see the surrounding town and far into the distance, as it was a clear day. You didn't need to go far to see why Salisbury Cathedral is visited by so many people.
The nave was amazing and, even though I had visited a few years prior with my parents, it was great to be in there again. 

The second was that this giant church wasn't built simply to be a symbol of wealth or ability. Salisbury Cathedral was the physical embodiment of piety. This structure is a monument of devotion to God, and it is certainly amazing to see what people are capable of. 

This last blessing was tucked away in the steeple. In fact, the average tourist wouldn't have seen this, or even have known it existed. In the late 20th century, people were able to engrave a piece of glass, after which the pane was placed in the windows of the steeple. There were many panes of glass that had names of people who had toured Europe or the British Isles, many names of families, but one had caught my eye and really touched my heart. I know it needs no explanation...

As I have a field trip to Hampton Court Palace tomorrow and a paper due Monday, I really should hit the books. Hope this blog has sufficed for now :)

Cheers ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!!