"Have fun on your holiday!"

as soon as we walked down the street from the train station this Saturday in Winchester, we were immediately greeted by a nice British woman who could tell we had just picked up a map and were finding our bearings.  She asked us where we wanted to go, and directed us quite nicely.  Not even ten minutes off the train and you knew this was a bit different than London.  We spent the day walking around Winchester, beginning with seeing King Arthur's Round Table.  That was impressively huge, weighing over a ton hung nicely up on the wall.  Winchester Cathedral is the longest Cathedral in Europe, and was a beast to walk through.  We spent easily over 2 hours in there, seeing Jane Austen's grave, a bible written by hand in the 13th century, and a variety of other amazingly old things.  We spent the rest of the day roaming the town, enjoying quite hearty milkshakes, and some street music.  A nice, cheap, interesting day trip out of Londontown.

Also, FYI, don't attempt to go to the Science or Natural History Museums of London the Friday of Mid-term break for London kids... it's an absolute zoo.  That was Friday afternoon, along with my first taste of Indian food here.  The Chicken Shashlik and Garlic Naan were quite the tasty pre-theatre meal before going to Avenue Q.  That was absolutely hysterical the first thirty minutes, but then not as funny the rest of the way, though probably worth our half-price tickets (woohoo for being a student)