A warm cup of tea: Things we've learned in our first week...

So we've learned a few things...

Our driving instructor was a Welsh man...love the British humour, by the way. He did a fantastic job of making sure we probably can survive a roundabout :c)
So here are our lessons learned from him:
-4 way stop signs are dangerous...roundabouts are so safe. In fact, we'll love them within a week. Yes, so here's the concept. Whoever is on the right has the right of way. Doesn't matter if there's 20 cars coming in on your right, they have the right of way. So as you approach a roundabout, look to your right, if no one's coming enter the round about decide where you want to get off and signal/indicate when you want to get out.

-Don't drive at a snail's pace around the roundabout or stick to the outside if there are more than one lane...you'll frustrate people, instead get into the middle and if you don't know where to get off just keep driving around until you figure out the road. Perfect solution :c) See with a four way stop you'd choose one road and be stuck, here you have time to make your choice :c)
Now I will say, doing a round about with just 4 roads feeding into it isn't terrible. I, of course have yet to do one that has more than 4 roads and more than one lane...so I'll keep you updated. And yes, they do work tremendously well at keeping the traffic flowing.

-Driving takes longer in England. Now it's not because of the posted speeds that you can drive, which for the most part is 60mph on a single road, but instead the fact that you might kill yourself driving 60mph on a road that is barely wide enough to fit your vehicle, there is no shoulder on the road to pull off on and there's a 20-60 foot drop on either side of the road, the roads are bumpy and curved. So, although it says "drive 60" you may need to reconsider the safest speed :c) I believe he said a 300mile trip would take about 9-10 hours...just to give an idea. :c)

-Faggot...not to be confused with the American definition, nor the term cigarette, but instead, a meatball. Yes, folks a meatball in the English midlands...at least now we won't be offended or offend :c)

-F15 and F22 fighter jets are really, really loud when they fly overhead and wake you up from a peaceful slumber...on the other hand, their really neat to see when they're that close :c)

-Oh, you can't talk on a cellphone while driving or pumping gas (petrol)...handsfree is not recommended either. You also can't eat or drink (even if it's just water) while driving. Basically in a nutshell anything that distracts you while driving can't be done ;c)

Just a few things we've learned. :c)

We made it out to Cambridge today and so here are some photos of the past week, including the front of the house we'll be renting. Should move our bodies in next Friday...we'll see when our stuff arrives :c)

The house

The garage is off to the left of the house

Levi on the playground

So very, very tired

The iconic red phone booth

Lunch at Elveden...a small town just up the road from where we live.

Now for our day in Cambridge...

Greg and Levi on the double decker bus.

Our first bus into Cambridge

Just some photos of us walking around Cambridge.

King's College

Where we ate lunch. In case you can't read the small print here's what it says "The Eagle. Our History. The site was bequeathed to Corpus Christi College in 1525. The inn was first mentioned as a commercial - activity (then called 'Eagle and Child') in 1667. The Rutland Club founded in 1728 by John Mortlock, set up its headquarters in the Eagle in the 18th Century. During their research into 'DNA' in the early 1950's, Watson and Crick used The Eagle as a place to relax and discuss their theories whilst refreshing themselves with ale. In 1888 a major restoration was carried out by Corpus Christi and Greene King, and opened as it is now in 1992. Special interest is the 'RAF Bar' ceiling covered with the names and squadron No's of RAF and USAF Airmen in World War II.

The front of The Eagle

Levi enjoying some food

RAF Bar ceiling where they used their lighters to right their names and squadron numbers on the ceiling during WWII....it was quite interesting.

RAF Bar fireplace

RAF Bar

Apparently a quiet Saturday on the river :c)

So very tired.

Levi right after he woke up...not quite sure what to think yet :c) Didn't take long for him to realize he was on a boat and get excited.

Oh yes, Ben and Jerry's ice cream available while you punt...we thought this was hilarious, and actually did see a few people who had purchased some ice cream.