Yesterday we went on another field trip - this time to the city of Winchester. This was, by far, my favorite tour of a cathedral, as we were able to take a "Roof Tour!" Yes indeed, we slowly wound our way upward on what is truly the "narrow path" - not only were the stairs inexplicably slender, but the walls were close & the ceiling low. However, the trek was well worth it for the vast panorama awaiting as we emerged, blinking onto the roof of the Winchester Cathedral:





Here is a picture of Megan & me outside the cathedral:



And another little random picture, one of my favorites so far:



Another fascinating feature of Winchester is (Mom, you'll love this!) the last home of THE Jane Austen. I wasn't able to get a very good angle of her house, but nevertheless, here it is:



Also, Jane is buried in Winchester Cathedral, but I figured I'd rather post a picture of her home than her tomb.

Speaking of burials & death...

As Haydn had his Farewell Symphony, so I too have my Farewell Blog Post.
I regret to inform you that I will not be posting any more updates, at least for almost 2 weeks. You see, up until Wednesday, we had not received our Oxford University student ID cards, and once we had received them, we still had not been given the letter instructing us as to how we might register. Without these keys to the kingdom, if you will, we were unable to penetrate the depths of the heralded Bodleian Library - nor any other library of the Oxford colleges. Well, as one might imagine, having no access to libraries quite limited our abilities to write essays. Long story short - today was the first day we were able to venture into the libraries, and we have two 9-12 pg. essays due in a week and a half.

All that to say, I bid you adieu until these papers are successfully conquered!

Love to all,
Rachel