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... what this area of the country has to offer.
Walking around Orton (see previous post for more on this little village) will need a couple of days set aside, and then there is the chocolate factory.
There are a few places nearer to Keswick that I still haven’t managed to tick off, of course for me, the pencil museum would be of interest with a visit to coincide with their free tuition from professional artists that are ...
Hexham - absolut eine Reise wert!
... 8220;, einer nur noch teilweise erhaltenen Abtei und eines Klosters direkt am Meer gelegen, ging es weiter. Es war sehr windig, jedoch zum Fotografieren ein ganz besonders ideales und warmes Licht. Der Ausflug endete mit einem Spaziergang auf den „Gateshead Kais“ mit dem modernen Konzerthaus „The Sage Gateshead“ und der „Gateshead Millennium Bridge“.
Am Montag ermöglichten mir meine englischen Gastgeber eine ...
Hadrian's wall.
... of the wall a ditch was dug 2 men wide and 1 man deep to stop the Scots attacking forces. Now nearly 2000 years later there are still parts of the wall still standing, although in ruins. We walk along the top of the wall around the fort. Just to stay out of the sheep *****. The wall in parts are still quite tall. In reality the fort was a bit of a disappointment. Part of it has been turned into a backpackers and we had no access to that part. Onward bound for ...
Roman Army Museum, Vindolanda Fort, Hadrian's Wall
Our first stop before heading into Scotland was to visit the Carlisle Castle which is over 900 years old. The castle was to keep the northern border of England secured against the threat of invasion from Scotland. It was built on a site of an an old Roman fort. It is rich with history & the kids thoroughly enjoyed the castle experience. That lead us to the Roman Army Museum where we learnt more about how the Romans came to ...
Mum goes to her friend / Board games (Nicky)
Today, until the tenth, mum went to her friends place after her birthday. We went to water world, as well as playing loads of new board games. Here is a list of new games we got this holiday. - Forbidden Island - Labyrinth - Axis and Allies - Small World - Small World Underground - Agricola We got SWU and Agricola ...
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