Oldham, United Kingdom

So on to Merry England! H breezed through customs at Liverpool with his UK passport while I waited for ages to be processed, rather annoying after our 'plane had been delayed about an hour in Paris, and they had left us standing in a stuffy bus on the ...

We enjoyed a big breakfast at the hotel (cereal, yoghurt, bacon & eggs with sausages - 7 pounds 50).  We were picked up by Bryan and taken to B&Y's house.  Chatted until B&Y's grandson Lucas arrived after an exam, when we drove to ...

... Holmfirth, home of TV's Last of the Summer Wine.  We were amazed at the contrasts in such a short distance from Oldham, with the houses changing from brick to stone, and the accent changing markedly!  The countryside around the moors was very ...

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