Old Bell Hotel Malmesbury

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

I manged to buy a car in November, a purple Rover 216! Very sporty.. lol. But I did have to spend a bit of money on it to get it into shape and MOT'd. Well registered in Australia. He and I have had some adventures already but I'm sure plenty of more when I take him to Scotland with me!

Enjoy the photos of Pete

... there. I really wanted to go to the Jane Austen house/museum, but they only offered tours and our schedule didn't work with theirs. Instead, I went to get my picture taken with the Jane Austen statue in front of the museum, but this guy dressed up in period clothing, I guess trying to be Mr. Darcy from Pride & Prejudice, or some other man from one of Jane Austen's books, snatched my arm up and made me take a picture with him. I ...

... park, but the person wasn't at the booth so I just walked in for free. Spotted a swan family that was interesting to photograph and chatted with an older gentleman doing the same thing.

I think I didn't take advantage of the city as I should have, there are many museums I don't recall visiting even one of them. I did however, find many of the pig statues!

So, Just thought I'd check this thing out in the comfort of my own home before I attempt to use it half way across the world! As I'm sure you are all aware (as I probably dont stop talking about it!) a week tomorrow I am off to Ecuador to volunteer in a school, and then I plan on taking in the sights and sounds of Peru, Chile, Argentine, Paraguay ...

Greetings and salutations friends and family. Have arrived in Malmesbury, lovely town. Have been out to Stratford-Upon-Avon and several other little places nearby. Don't have a lot of time on the computer, so will leave you with some pics for now.

... the road I needed to be on from Twyford. Sally left me some great maps and things, but I find that between using the maps and the signs on the road, I often get myself turned around. That and the fact that there is not a straight road in England often has my internal compass tied up in knots. Anyway, all I needed to do was to get heading north on the M40 and then Harold's directions would get me to theirs from there. My map showed a rather direct route straight south of ...

... bus takes me from Stonehenge to Bath, a Georgian city situated very close to the border with Wales. I am fascinated by its cobbled streets, grey stone houses, cute bridges and an interesting cathedral. Most of the time, however, I spend in the Roman Baths, which are so huge that after a few hours I get bored and only think of getting out of here. The Roman Baths are, well, baths used by the Romans, and the water inside is STILL WARM.

Malmesbury Alex: Today has been a Driving Day, mostly. We spent the morning visiting the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, where King Arthur and his queen are supposed to have been buried; and then Chalice Well, a continuous underground spring which has been sacred to various peoples for thousands of years and is believed by many to possess miraculous healing powers. (We both took a mouthful, but we don't feel much ...