Hi everyone! As many of you know, I am studying English this semester in London at Queen Mary, University of London. I will be updating this blog a few times each week in order for all of you to be able to follow my adventures throughout London and the rest of Europe!

*For those of you wondering, the title of this blog is called "Peppermint and Pipe Tobacco" because in my favorite movie, "The Parent Trap," when Hallie switches places with her twin sister Annie and goes to London, she meets her English grandfather for the first time and says that she will always remember him smelling like "peppermint and pipe tobacco."

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Rub-a-dub-dub

    This past weekend I visited Monica who is studying abroad in Bath.  By train, it took me about 1 1/2 hours to get there and it is truly the perfect quaint getaway from the bustling city.  Located in Western England, close to the boarder of Wales, Bath is such an old and historical city, but with the cutest shops and restaurants that keeps both the locals and tourists happy.
    Monica's house is in the center of the city so it was nice not having to rely on public transportation for anything.  Everything is within walking distance!  Saturday, Monica, her flatemates and I took a trip to the Fashion Museum, which was having an exhibition on Princess Diana's clothes.  It was really cool being able to see her gowns in person and reading about where and when she wore them.  Unfortunately, we weren't allowed to take any pictures in this part of the museum, which Monica knows I was pissed about.  Next, we spent the rest of the afternoon shopping in vintage stores and ended our day sitting by the water and catching up on our boring lives.
     Sunday, we kept on shopping (it's what we do best) and I bought a cute beaded cardigan and retro gloves.  Monica wanted to buy everything in the store, but naturally she ended up buying nothing.  haha  Later, Mo introduced me to English "cream tea" which came with warm scones, jam and clotted cream.  We were very happy.  All and all it was very nice getting away for the first time since I've been here and of course making fun of Monica the whole weekend make me feel like I was right at home!

I've added new pictures to my photo album as well! ------>



Beautiful Bath



It looks like she's drinking blood.
View from Monica's bedroom window
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  1. Maureen27 October 2010 at 00:15

    Kristen..looks like you are enjoying your semester abroad!

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