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We visited 12thC Malmesbury Abbey--King Athelstan -924AD-is buried in the Abbey. A black swan on the stream at Bilbury where is the most photographed street in Britain --Arlington Row, apparently, then the excruciatingly charming villages of Upper and Lower Slaughter and finally Bourton-on the Water. We also
Europe 2013
The house which I had booked from Australia, was enormous and suited our needs very well in terms of space. Lack of communications plus some items like hair dryers etc was a bit annoying. We bought supplies from Royal Wotton Bassett village--with it's medieval market building. I&
Europe 2013
So well known by so many--but ever appealing, the site now has very realistic reconstructed images of the era. The town also has many street entertainers. The streets and buildings too, are so attractive, as are the shopfronts. One shopfront display proves convincingly that the dance is NOT the
Europe 2013
From our base, with our nieces and all their families in Foxham, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, we drove the next day to Avebury to see the standing stones. There are ten of us in the house--so I had booked a suitably large one, but I failed to ask if they
Europe 2013
Travelling from the wedding overnight venue to Foxham, we stopped in the historic town of Winchester, home of the first king of England and Alfred the Great-England's greatest leader--ever. Also, the Great Hall-displaying the original round table of King Arthur, majestic Winchester Cathedral (a service
Europe 2013
After a frustrating week with no laptop, no reliable internet access we have arrived at Forest Hill in London, home of my cousin (currently in Brisbane with his Australian wife). where there is access at last. My cousin will know we are here because I forgot about the alarm code
Birthdays & Anniversaries
The Eurostar was amazing--the speed and ease of use. Mary tucked in to her Waitrose salad sold by a French lady in the dining car. We hit bank holiday traffic on collecting our AVIS car at Ashford, spent a night at Emsworth (picture shows our red Vauxhal hire car)
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Only the Father of chemistry--Lavoisier--after he had made spectacular discoveries, in the insane rush of revolution--thereby setting back chemical sciences by 50 years. My picture is of his laboratory equipment at the Musee d'arts et metiers, Paris, while the 'kids' set off on
Family
A friend advised to get metro tickets in a group of 10 and they would last for ages. They don't last when 6 others are saying "Dad, can I have a ticket" AND your wife expects one as well! I had no idea that the original
Europe 2013
Jet-lag over came me last night again and I just crashed after the evening meal This appartment continues to impress us, with it's high decorated ceilings and double doors plus wall hangings worthy of a stately home plus spacious rooms. The pictures in this Musee D'
Family
I was so tired last night, that I overlooked a second picture folder on my camera.The shopfronts and even graffiti can be so intriguing (French children are taught philosophy from age 3!) Passing Notre Dame, where they had set up a huge visitor stadium-type seat--we accidentally became
Family
Following a lettuce leaf snack at Sydney Airport, we made an ontime start for Singapore, where we met up with Caryl and Will, to arrive at Roissy, on time. Like all good travellers these days, our first action was to buy coffee and bury ourselves for 30 minutes in our