May 11

May 11- After catching up on our sleep and recovering from serious jet lag, we headed out to the Down house where Charles Darwin lived. It was beyond amazing, all of us were in awe of this house and how they kept notes, artifacts, and the gardens the same as Darwin had it in his time. We even got to view some of his experiments that he worked on in his own yard. Touring inside the house really took you back into time (and again- we weren't allowed to take pictures inside). The whole group ultimately agreed that we would all love to live there! The area he lived in was also beautiful, the townsfolk were very nice and we caught glimpse of the inside of this 800 year old church! The pub food was divine and the pints even more so. After heading back into London we strolled through rose gardens, checked out the fountains in the parks (along with many bird species), and circled Buckingham Palace. - Busy too! due to the royal wedding perhaps?