Bandb At The Manor Bath

What an arrival <br><br>Having board the easy jet flight we were told that the wind was blowing at 50 MPH in bristol well whats new its bristol we arrive 15 minuites late after a pretty bumpy decent but smooth landing at Bristol airport <br><br>Welcome to wind and rain as the door open follow by a gale blowing accross the runway<br>

... me in the movie and so I have to do it. At first I said I wasn't sure, since it is an independent film and he has already gone over budget, so I would not get paid. I really wanted to do it, but I couldn't see how I could due to finances, as it had already took me 7 yrs to get back. Jerry kept on to me, and so I spoke to a few friends and they all told me it was an opportunity I could not afford to miss, even if I had to pay to get back on credit card. So I told Jerry 'yes I would do it ...

... breakfast of Full English for John and Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon for Jane, fortified us for the next leg of the car trip, this time to the Midlands.<br><br>Once the Sat Nav (aka "The *****") settled down we discovered we had only gone in a 50km circle twice and after a 5 hour ramble through the English countryside along the A30 and M5, we arrived at Tetlbury, a charming village in the Cotswalds ...

... is quite big in the UK, the shops are full of Halloween stuff and dress up clothing! Elle and I decorated the front of the house with stickers etc. Elle had done a pumpkin at school and Jane found this battery operated light that switched on and off and changed colour. You'll see some lovely photos of us dressed up.<br><br>Elle's friend had a party for the kids and then they went trick a treating.. everyone in the neighbourhood was quite good except for ...

... to Pizza express.. and they have these entrees called Dough Balls!! lol more fat and more grease to eat!! By this stage I was finding it hard to walk normally down the stairs to the toilet.. woops<br><br>I think we ended up at another pub and with Ally's brother and his friends.. was quite a fun night but the headache the next day.. ouch. Apparently its because I had mixed my cider and wine.. a no no. Ah well you live and learn!

... t really tell cuz it's so big. Beibei and I took the 1:40 train from Salisbury to Bath. It is only about an hour ride. I'm so tired today after only about 4 hours of sleep last night so I was completely asleep on the train. It was a good thing Beibei woke up just as we arrived at Bath Spa train station or we would have completely missed our stop! Our first stop in Bath ...

4 hr train travel one way to reach Bath (1.5hrs to London, transit time between stations, then another 2hrs from Paddington Station to Bath) but well worth it! Ancient city so first stop was the famous Roman baths, and beautiful Bath Abbey...all very pretty &amp; fascinating. Wherever one travels in the UK it seems there are a myriad of fascinating historical sights to see, but ...

... thus Lyndsay decided not to take them on, the rest of us having visited the baths before. The ride back was relatively easy. Not too many changes in the weather and not too long to get back to Bradford. Though all along the canal you're greeted by swans, mallard ducks and some coots, this time round one of the female mallards was cheeky enough to board our moving boat and ask for some food. Obviously she was rewarded for her efforts, but I learnt on more than one ...

... we had to get up WAY too early to get there, and paid about what we were saving by going Ryanair. Curse you Ryanair!!! Wales was wonderful. And damp. It rained almost the whole time we were there. I guess that is how they have those lovely green hills. Our first stop was Llandudno (DON'T try to pronounce that unless you have a cold) and we got to see the essence of the British beach experience; no sand, just pebbles (and watching the kids try to make pebble castles was ...

... calls one of the best museums in Europe. I was not as impressed. I'm not generally drawn to museums of clothing and dress, but would appreciate what I saw. However, there was not much to see here (I believe a significant portion was under repair or re-display) and what I saw didn't entice me much. I did appreciate the lady's fan with a map of the city printed on it-seems like a perfect merging of function and ...