Winchester (GRC Post 2)

Today, we decided to go to a small town about and hour and a half outside London named Winchester. Winchester was probably one of the coolest places I have been, and one of my most favorite things I have done so far. The history of this town was just incredible. We took a tour of the town and our tour guide told us all about how the town actually used to be the capital city before London, and that the Romans inhabited this town for some years. Alfred the Great lived here, and also many other of the Kings and Queens of England.The coolest thing on this tour was the ruins of the palace. The was the palace of the Bishop, which was such a marvelous place that all the royalty chose to come here over staying in their numerous castles because of its incredible luxury. By looking at these ruins, this place must have been marvelous. "Bloody" Mary and King Philip of Spain were also married in the palace.

These two photos show what the great hall of this building was like in its glory days and the one on the right shows it presently. The design of this building looked like it was beautiful and would have absolutely been a site to see. The design of this palace also was like nothing I have ever seen in any buildings we have today. Being able to build something this incredible would be a tough task in this day and age, but it being built so long ago shows how skilled and great these people were at designing. The Bishops who had this palace built were so incredibly rich that they had the best of everything; the best builders, the best supplies, and the best decorations. This building was built pretty well that it lasted through centuries. I highly recommend visiting this adorable town with such incredible history!

Harrod's (GRC Post 1)

One of the more interesting places I went recently was a place called Harrods. One of the locals explained it as a store where you can buy anything form a pen to an elephant, and it truly fit that description. When we first walked in, there were designer handbags like Chanel and Gucci. We then walked through an area with jewelry and watches with some of the costs being thousands upon thousands of pounds. My mom asked me what type of store it was and I told her it was a gigantic rich-people store.
One thing about that store that I liked was the beautiful packaging of some of the food products. My theory is that since the more wealthy people are the ones shopping at Harrods, that all of the products need to have eye-catching pretty things that those types of people would like. Also, everything if ridiculously expensive, so the companies probably have more money to put into the marketing of the products. This store is known for being extravagant and luxurious, so it needs to live up to its expectations.

Even the small chocolates were amazingly wrapped!

I have officially been in London for a week. It was a little overwhelming at first, getting off the plane tired and jet-lagged and not knowing where to go. It was also my birthday, but did not feel like it in any way, and I was not able to celebrate either. But after settling in and doing/seeing in credible things, I can say that it has been an incredible, eye-opening experience so far and I can't wait for the rest of the five weeks!