Nick and Jon's Again

Trip Start Jul 09, 2008

Trip End Aug 22, 2008

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Nick and Jon's House

Flag of United Kingdom West Bridgford, United Kingdom
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Yesterday was a quiet day. Due to rain, sleeping in, and other factors, Jon, Nick, and I basically just hung out around the house. I did get to watch A Clockwork Orange for the first time and quite enjoyed it. We've also been catching a lot of the Olympic coverage, but no medals for Canada yet. Can't complain about the men's swimming events, though, regardless of who's competing. Woo!

Today we visited Bakewell and Buxton, two towns in the Peat District. Nick and Jon said that Bakewell was known for its cakes, so they, Pedro, and I went there for lunch and enjoyed some lunch and tasty baked goods. After some more touring around, we went to Buxton which has some really interesting architecture. Jon was able to fill us in on all the details, which aren't nearly as boring as he thinks they are. I loved hearing about all this history we don't have in Canada. We even checked out a manor house. We didn't go inside because of the cost, but the gardens we saw and the outside was beautiful.

-Justen

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