Upon visiting the palace of the infamous King Henry the VIII, who was known for cutting of the heads of 5 of his 6 wives, I came to realize an important thing, even the crazy insane British nobility have a keen eye for beauty. Hampton court palace itself was something to look at, with high chimneys, large battlements, and beautiful stonework decorating every nook and cranny of the palace, but the gardens were breath taking. Each different garden had a unique flai...

There really isn't much I can say about Hyde Park that would be of interest, but basically this is a community area where various events have take place for people to enjoy, picnics are held, and walks are had across a beautiful landscape. The latter two of these were what we spent our time doing, which was having a picnic and walking around (but in this case it was not for our enjoyment for we were looking for one of our friends who was very lost in a very big p...

The Greater London area has this strange idea sometimes that in some terms it is India, I say this not only because of the various types of architecture in accordance to the palace of Brighton, but because for some reason upon traveling to Camden Town, and visitng the market i felt as though i had walked into an old fashioned near east bazaar. It was trully unbelievable, there were hundreds upon hundereds of merchants and stores in this outdoor market that probab...

As the title suggests Brighton is to the UK what Frisco is the US. The beauty, the difference, the flamboyancy (and yes I mean "flamboyancy"), and even the coastal city aspect exist in poth places equally. To strike straight to the point of this, Brighton has the highest known Gay population in the UK, and was the "butt" of many of our jokes (yes that was spelt incorrectly on purpose). The city itself was amazingly beautiful in every aspect, from Brighton Pier to...

So, though I like to consider myself a scholar and am here to learn about British history, life, and culture, I am still a college student and thus I enjoy a good time. For this reason I must state that London is absolutely AMAZING! Everything in the city is walking distance, and because of this, though the night life would be good on its own, the city seems just that much more friendly. Walking from pub to pub, from club to club, from street show to some other m...