In August of 2002, we went to England. We landed in Manchester and drove down to Stonehenge. It was overcast and drizzling of course, and they were getting ready to close, so we quickly walked around and I took pictures. It was a neat experience.

We did a ton of driving that trip (I didn't have to drive thank god). We must have logged 1000+ miles in the 10 days that we were there. We had a cool GPS in the rental car that had a British woman's voice telling us where to turn on the roundabouts.

After Stonehedge, we stayed in central England at a time share near Oakham. Below, you can see a picture of it. We were on the second floor. It was pretty nice.

The pubs in England were a unique experience. Even if you opened a pub with the same atmosphere in the United States, it wouldn't be the same. The people enjoying each other's friendship, rather than worrying about the service or lack thereof, just makes it like nothing else in the US. We have bars in the US and people have a good time, but it is just different. The food wasn't the greatest, but the beer was good.

After the week at the timeshare, we spent a couple of days in London. That was one of the coolest cities I have ever been to. The transportation system is amazing and there is so much to see and do. We rode one of the double decker busses and saw all of the cool sights. We saw the Crown Jewels, the London Museum of Art and took a boat tour on the Thames River. We also took the tube over to Greenwich and stood on both sides of the Prime Meridian.

The next day we went to the Cabinet War Rooms where Winston Churchill led his troops during World War II. Right in the middle of Downtown London, there is an underground bunker where the top war officials spent their time communicating and planning their attacks. The bunker is preserved with all of the original rooms and equipment. Curiously enough, I do not have any photographs of London.