Today we climbed to the top of the world's tallest Doric column. It's located in Shrewsbury. The district governor even came along for the workout!
We met with the mayor today too. It's interesting to learn that England grapples with the same local government issues as we do in the States. Their borroughs are similar to our counties and they have both borrough and city government. This, of course, leads to duplication of services and talk of consolidating the two. This subject arises frequently in Hutchinson, KS. So funny how we are an ocean apart but really dealing with the same problems--both locally and nationally.
They have a housing shortage because of the limited size of the country. All the houses are very close together for this reason too.
Gas in $10 a gallon!!!! Of course it's sold in liters here. The measurement differences are fun to learn. I stepped on a scale to find out I weigh 8 stone. What's a stone?!! So neat to try and decipher it all.
On the food side, I tried black pudding today...ok, I'll admit I spit it out in my napkin (serviette they call it) but I had it in my mouth! I felt like I was on an episode of survivor!
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You are already learning the point of the exchange. Although and ocean and language (however similar) separate us, we are all just people trying to get through this thing called life. Not trying to be profound but I am proud of you for realizing it so quickly! Keep engaging your hosts in this type of dialogue and you will get the most out of your trip!
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