July 5th - Tackles and Tarts

Today we had the awesome opportunity to visit the town of Twickenham and the huge stadium that is there.  Twickenham Stadium is the home of England rugby.  So in case you didn't know already, rugby is huge, here in the UK.  The stadium itself is an amazing venue to visit.  For those of you like me who are basing your knowledge of rugby of the movie Invictus, I'll post a link to a website that will explain all the rules for you.  Rugby is known as the hooligans game played by gentlemen. The pitch (field), as they call it, is as pristine as any professional baseball/soccer/football stadium anywhere in the world.  To make it just a little better, the pitch is made of grass that is gown and meticulously kept up on site - thats right folks, no astro-turf here.  It was one of the most beautiful stadiums I have ever been to.  Also, and not to be forgotten, Her Royal Highness as a box at the stadium which she uses every year for the international matches that Twickenham hosts.  Because I am so awesome, I got to sit in Her Majesty's seat!  After we returned to Kings College we had a small welcome reception where we had some very good food and deserts.  So as in it is becoming tradition, I will post a few pictures of our adventures for you all to see.

Cheers!

http://www.rugbyunionrules.com/

My Class with our teacher Dr. Phillips

That's me chillin in the Queens seat at Twickenham, no big deal

These are from our reception....

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