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Cotswolds
... places, so we managed to walk through most of both. We had to take a little care not to slip as there was thin ice on the ground in shaded areas. (We have been assured that most roads are salted to prevent then from freezing over. Further, being well aware if the risks, we have no plans to travel early in the day, to give the roads an opportunity to be used and for the sun also to help de-ice.) These villages took less ...
Bourton on the Water
Well today we ventured off to the popular tourist attraction of Bourton on the Water.......a very popular village for tourists to go and explore the array of gift stores and coffee shops that line the stream that flows through the middle of the ...
Oxford, Stow-on-the-Wold
... past the Radcliffe Camera. Had a peak inside the OUP bookstore. Left Oxford early to go past Woodstock. Couldn't go into Blenheim Palace, which closes on Tuesdays. Only saw the big memorial column from the road. Equally pretty is Stow-on-the-Wold, where we parked our car and dropped off our bag. It was in the market square here where the Royalists were finally defeated in the First Civil War, with 200 slaughtered in the ...
Long Drive & Easy Day
... reading this) so it's a damn sight better than this place at the moment. The jetstream may well be wiggling around and being "blocked" but if someone doesn't sort it out, I'm writing a letter to the Queen. Jubilee year and she still can't get the weather right.
Once I can check into my hotel I will be going for a quick kip, ensure my lottery tickets are bought for next month, get the direct debits checked and plan my outfit for tomorrow. Exciting times. More I think about ...
Countdown to Methoni
Tomorrow is the start of the real countdown to Methoni. The actual trip begins at the end of November and olive harvest should begin on December 1st.
As my trips to Greece are short, and this is only the second in 2010, I have much to catch up on. I will write before and after the trip but not during it because I have a "no computer policy" while I am there.
When I first ...