A Day Trip to Gloucester

I've been meaning to visit Gloucester for, well, ages. I finally had a day off and took the opportunity to take the train to nearby Gloucester. Gloucester and Bristol have historically been linked since Norman England. Although located about an hour apart, Bristol had been considered part of Gloucestershire until 1373 when Bristol was officially named it's own county. Gloucester itself was founded in 97CE by the Romans. Geographically, Gloucester was the ideal place to cross the River Severn into Wales, later making it an important Norman and medieval city.

After arriving in Gloucester, I immediately felt like I was back in a small Massachusetts town. Its architecture was an obvious model for New England towns, specifically ones around Boston and Plymouth. I couldn't get over the feeling of being back stateside! The entire city is easy to walk, and even on a quiet week day there was so much to do! I was lucky to catch Gloucester on our last sunny day! Fall has officially arrived here in England and so has the rain!

Happy Friday!
xoxo

Oxford, England

I'm back in Texas with a serious case of jet lag. I'm so happy to be home for Christmas!

For my last day trip before the holidays, I headed to Oxford. 

Ariana, a friend from my study abroad days, was in London visiting her boyfriend. We decided a few months back that we would meet up somewhere neither of us had been to for a day trip. However, we only picked our destination a short 24 hours before. 

Unfortunately, it happened to be the coldest day in England since my arrival 3 months ago. 

The weather didn't damper our spirits! We managed to walk the entire city and see some of the most beautiful sites!

Oxford was so beautiful! I'm so happy we managed to work in a little day trip.

This will probably be my last post before Christmas. I'm going to take a small break this week and focus on spending time with my family.

Merry Christmas!
xoxo