Highgate House, A Sundial Group Venue Northampton

With time rapidly dwindling I went down to Banbury way this afternoon to visit my brother et famille before I leave, taking the opportunity to say goobye to two young nephews - one of whom was able to appreciate some of the implications of what I am doing, "But what if you get sick?" he asked. :-)

Back up to Stoke in the late evening. Last day of preparations tomorrow.

... and picked us up back again, cocktails by de private pool, ensuite room ya know, food cooked for us, all dishes washed up by the maid and house clean every day, drinks, all inclusive and only 545 pounds per week,.Respect man this House is large. Big Up to Frances

Well I just got up on my first full day in England and it's snowing! Being that I've never seen snow before, i was pretty excited. It's just like rain but lighter and silent. The flight from Singapore was surprisingly better than the first. This time i managed to discover the joys of having an adjustable head rest so i got a bit of sleep in. On this flight i was sitting in between 2 English ladies returning from holidays. When i accidentally told ...

... over the castle that Nathan couldn’t even hold the audio controller any more. Our feet and hands were numb by the time we got into the car.










We went home for lunch of a pastie and eccles cake and then drove out to the Castle Inn at Edgehill where Stephen and Michele used ...

Stephen drove us to Chipping Campden (20 min. away) for our 4 hour walk. It was bitterly cold as a wind was blowing but the sun was out. It was a lovely village and had a lovely open stone market hall from 1627 with an uneven stone floor.









We ...

... crooked walls, stone floors and period furniture. Youngest children slept in a trundle (trunkle bed) until old enough to handle a candle in their parents room and then up to 4 of them share a largish single bed.





We then walked around the markets and then past Garrick’s Inn, Nash’s house, the Alms houses and Hall’s ...

... mouth! Because we got so damp we decided to do the 2 hour walk and not the 4 hour one. Ended up taking us 3 hours. We passed through a field of sheep – white and brown ones – and there were a lot of cute lambs and all the sheep were 'baaing’ at us.








Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom hilaryramsey

... picked us up and we went food shopping for dinner. Had a piece of pork and egg pie. Stephen cooked us duck with orange sauce and veggies. We put the dinner on and walked around to his local "The West End" and sat by the fire and had a drink. After our delicious dinner we watched a DVD – “Nanny McPhee” which was fun.

... and ducks and beautiful big old trees and willows, past the Shakespeare Theatre up to the locks and then into town past lovely stores, pubs, Shakespeare's birthplace and lovely Tudor buildings .










We stopped at the Crabtree & Evelyn Tearoom for a hot drink. Tried a warm apple juice with cinnamon – bit ...

... kids and his family was actually quite wealthy. Did you know that he was only 18 when he married Anne Hathway, AND she was 26! Yes. Interesting. That night we went to see fireworks for Guy Fox day, which is like Independence Day and just walked around London at night which was beautiful. The next day was the HARRY POTTER PREMIER! We went down to Leicester Square at about 3, and the gates into the center area had already been ...