I have almost been in Lincoln an entire week...so hard to believe! It has already been a neat experience and I know there is so much more to come.
This weekend began the sightseeing and what fun it was, especially today! Starting with yesterday, we went to the town of Newark and enjoyed an outdoor market which they had. While there we had lunch at an old English teahouse, which Margaret said there are very few left. We then drove to the town of Southwell and went to a place called The Workhouse. This is the best surviving workhouse in the world and was quite interesting. It really is what they consider the beginning of the UK welfare system. Poor people would come to the house to stay. While there they would have to work in the yards, gardens, kitchens, etc, meanwhile being split from their families, as everyone was separated men, women, children, and the infirm. The entire house was run by a master who continuously watched all movement. The bedrooms consisted of many beds which two or maybe three people laid on. The entire place reminded me alot of a jail.
Today we went to the village of Robin Hood and entered Sherwood Forest. This was located in the torn of Edwinstowe. We saw a short film on the Robin Hood story, then toured a couple exhibits and finally ended at the Major Oak. This tree was incredible. A gigantic, hollowed out, oak tree which is said to have been the spot where Robin Hood and his Merry Men hid out in the forest. Whether fact or fiction, this tree and the stories which it could tell, was quite fascinating.
Tonight we went for a good ol' American meal at a place called Damons. I had a nice big cheeseburger and fries while Margaret and Jaime had ribs. It was quite tasty. I am at home now, watching NFL games on my computer :-) and getting ready for my second week of work.
More later! Cheers!
This weekend began the sightseeing and what fun it was, especially today! Starting with yesterday, we went to the town of Newark and enjoyed an outdoor market which they had. While there we had lunch at an old English teahouse, which Margaret said there are very few left. We then drove to the town of Southwell and went to a place called The Workhouse. This is the best surviving workhouse in the world and was quite interesting. It really is what they consider the beginning of the UK welfare system. Poor people would come to the house to stay. While there they would have to work in the yards, gardens, kitchens, etc, meanwhile being split from their families, as everyone was separated men, women, children, and the infirm. The entire house was run by a master who continuously watched all movement. The bedrooms consisted of many beds which two or maybe three people laid on. The entire place reminded me alot of a jail.
Today we went to the village of Robin Hood and entered Sherwood Forest. This was located in the torn of Edwinstowe. We saw a short film on the Robin Hood story, then toured a couple exhibits and finally ended at the Major Oak. This tree was incredible. A gigantic, hollowed out, oak tree which is said to have been the spot where Robin Hood and his Merry Men hid out in the forest. Whether fact or fiction, this tree and the stories which it could tell, was quite fascinating.
Tonight we went for a good ol' American meal at a place called Damons. I had a nice big cheeseburger and fries while Margaret and Jaime had ribs. It was quite tasty. I am at home now, watching NFL games on my computer :-) and getting ready for my second week of work.
More later! Cheers!
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