Broome Park Golf and Country Canterbury

... there now! It's a beautiful village where there are almost no new buildings. The main street is the main street of Meryton in the BBC's version of Pride and Prejudice. The town was also the twon where a series called Cranford was shot. Not sure how many people will have seen it in Australia, but it's a great series if you like period dramas. Several of the buildings have also been used as exteriors in the Harry Potter films, for example, the house where ...

... Michael's Church to help us sort and pack the boxes. You are all stars...

We can't wait to start seeing the smiling faces of people receiving your shoeboxes and we promise to keep you up to date with where we are, who we meet and the reaction your gifts receive.

Check back on Monday when the Trussell team will reach Bulgaria and start distributing your shoeboxes to men, women and children living in poverty...

... 8221; to Wimbledon (but this time, it took several trains and one bus to get there!). On the way “home,” Murray and I picked up some more to-go pasties for dinner (love those things) – and then we baby-sat the girls for the night because James and Sue Ellen had previous plans. The girls slept like angels all night, and Murray and I booked our hotel for our next few nights in Rome and I caught up on some journaling.

Tomorrow, we head to Italy ...

Willie and Kath came up for a few day's at half term in October, to catch up with Sid and Debbie and to get a wee rest if that is possible with two small children!! They went on a pumkin hunt at Blenheim but did not tdo the hunt , instead they had a fish and chip picnic in the park, and ran around with the kids all afternoon. Here are a few pic's mailnly of Maisie and Ruan.

... pub name in England, with more than 480 pubs in England bearing that name.

We got to Bath and saw the Roman baths which were very interesting, and after that we got to explore Bath on our own. We didn't have much time after taking so long at the Roman Baths, so there wasn't much we could do besides walking around the city and enjoying the architecture surrounding us. Bath is a beautiful place. I would definitely like to spend more ...

... programs to make sure the dimensions of the building can support its weight and design. The Cathedral would have been hard to miss for pilgrims traveling along the way. Along the outsides of the Cathedral are many different chapels, including the chapel of St. Edward the Confessor (a fave of my advisor!), a Chapter House, beautiful cloisters, and several gardens.

After touring the chapel for a little over an hour, my hunger began to get the best of me since I had not eaten ...

Ok so it's update time for the weekend! Friday, I had a great time at the British Museum with Melissa and Emily. The museum was awe inspiring in the fact that it was basically a city on itself. The library almost made me cry (ok not quite.) I'll have to go back another day sketch book equipped and get some things down on paper. I have lots of pictures of Greek and Egyptian statues...and me doing silly things. I'll be getting them up in the next couple of days. The way back was a ...

There was an Oyster festival happening at Whitstable which is only 20kms from Canterbury, so Naomi bundled the family in the car and we followed on the canary to the "seaside". As the weather has been fantastic for the last week, the town was packed with holidaymakers. We strolled along the seafront (walkway made of wooden boards) and came to the fish market. There were tons of stalls ...

... afterwards we did some shopping. Now the pictures of Shakespeare were from Thursday night, we went to "The Tempest". It was performed by 3 men in all the roles. They all portrayed 3 people at some point. Very confusing, but very stylized and I enjoyed it very much. They all did an excellent job. These 3 men must have been tired at the end. It's been a busy week, and the weekend looks like more London sightseeing. I'll update you on those on Monday. Have a great weekend everyone.

... and it seems there is no wind here. Walking around the stone circle is fun and I take a lot of photos. I'm thinking, however, that the stones could have been bigger, at least I expected them to be bigger.

The circle used to work as an astronomic calendar, it would predict the solstice or some natural calamities. It was also used as a place of prayer, and people would meet here to begin and to end each season of the year.

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