Tag: England

  • My Future University

    My Future University

    Today, we drove to Oxford – my future university. We went on two tours to learn about the city’s history and see where I’ll be going to class. In the city, I learned about the flag.  The flag looks like an ox crossing a river or a ford.  If you put “ox” and “ford” together you…

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  • The Magical City of Glastonbury

    The Magical City of Glastonbury

    I really liked visiting the city of Glastonbury because it’s the most magical city that I have ever seen. It wasn’t even just a feeling in your bones; it was everywhere. The first site we went to was Glastonbury Abbey. Since the Abbey was destroyed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries during Henry the 8th’s…

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  • Stonehenge: One of the World’s Greatest Mysteries

    Stonehenge: One of the World’s Greatest Mysteries

    Light flashed brightly, making little black dots float in front of my eyes. I sat up and looked around in confusion. What had just happened? Then I remembered. I had been in the lab to watch the Supreme Scientist test out his new teleportation device. He had pushed the trigger and then there was a…

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  • An English Treat for Tea

    An English Treat for Tea

    I have another delicious recipe that I made!  Are you ready for it?  Scones! With strawberry jam and clotted cream! It was pretty easy to make and tastes delicious! All you need is 350g self-raising flour, plus more for dusting ¼ tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 85g butter, cut into cubes 3 tbsp caster sugar 175ml…

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  • Yorkshire Pudding: dessert or meal?

    Yorkshire Pudding: dessert or meal?

    After making the cordial and black pudding in Ireland, we made a decision to cook a traditional food in every country that we visit to add to our Global Field Trip Recipe book. Since we are in England, we thought we’d make scones and Yorkshire pudding. I made the pudding and I found out that surprisingly,…

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