Trip to England

We left Milwaukee, WI, USA about 11 am to Cleveland, where we met with other students from National Technology Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, New York. We had a direct flight to London, United Kingdom. It was about a 6 hour night time flight. We arrived there early in the morning their time while I know it was still dark back at home. Between Wisconsin and London there is about 6 hours difference in time between the zones. The first thing I noticed when I arrived at the airport is the bathroom. It is different than what we have in the US. They don’t use paper towels and their toilets are more round. They even call their bathroom "toilets." It took us a while to get on the bus to Herstmoceaux Castle.

The ride there was really unique because of the landscape and driving skills. They have more curves in their roads and they are excellent drivers too. Their roads are much smaller than ours. The signs, of course, are different.

Once we arrived at the castle I met with a group from Russia. It was very interesting meeting people from other countries, spending time with them as we toured the castle. There were several observatories around the area in addition to the castle itself. Later that night, we went into a small town to a pub called The Lamb Inn. We had our first UK drinks and even tried the famous Pimms drink. The pub has a dog and I got a chance to pet him. Finally late in the evening we returned to the dorms and I completely passed out not from the native beverages but I was exhausted 48 hours without any sleep.