Tuesday this week was the mid-term exam...what?  I can't believe we are halfway through.  It will fly from here on out.  Wednesday we didn't have regular class, but rather took a field trip to the birthplace and homestead of Sir Isaac Newton.  It was relatively small, but his home is still there (with some refurbishment) and some other buildings.  They also provide some science education along with the expected tours and historical information.  It was pretty neat.  I will include some pictures below. 

As we talked about this, related to tourism, it was interesting to note the various places that would be of interest to different age groups.  There was a kids center where they could do things that were related to science.  There were also "experiments" that could be of interest to people of all ages.

Thursday we talked about the psychology of tourism.  Why do people travel and see what they see?  Many of the students are gone this weekend on extended trips.  We have students from the class who are in Iceland, London, Ireland, Brussels, etc.  We even took a day back in York so I could show my wife around (she loved it, too).  We will talk more next week about why the students chose those specific locations.  There are lots of relatively inexpensive places to visit in Europe.  Why did they chose the countries listed above.  It will be interesting to hear their thoughts.

No regular class on Monday as we travel to London.  Stay tuned for more pictures and dialogue about that great city.

Some of the class outside of the home.

The famous apple tree.  And no, it wasn't an apple hitting Newton on the head
that got him thinking more about gravity.

Most of the Western group outside the entrance to the property.