Holidays 2012
The car number plate recognition process at Stanstead airport car park works well. Sitting on the 'plane, the thought came to me "how on earth did I end up flying Ryanair, after all I have heard? It went well, however. Stanstead airport itself had no airconditioning running, which
Holidays 2012
Very close to where we are staying with my cousin, Valerie, is one of the Rothschild Houses-- Waddesdon Manor, built on ground bought from Oxford University at the end of the 18th C. The Manor displays a staggering variety and wealth of artifacts --yet is only one of the Rothschild
Holidays 2012
Today we drove through enchanting Cotswold countryside to Bathampton, birthplace and resting place of Govenor Phillip, at St Nicholas' Anglican Church. The fittings and some upkeep of the church are maintained by the Australian govt and the wood fittings are Australian native timber. The stained glass windows in that
Chris and Jenny
The best day of UK summer this year, so far! The last few days have been spent with niece's family (playing with great niece Jamie, 4 years), watching cousin Valerie cut the grass with a huge mower, on her smallholding (I helped with a smaller version) while Mary
Holidays 2012
Like this licence.........I wonder what the training course consists of?
Holidays 2012
On the first fully sunny day we have had, we walked, with the dogs, on some of the profusion of lovely footpaths around our suburb of Weston Turville. Aylesbury is an urban town, surrounded by leafy villages--Mark Webber, the Australian formula 1 driver, lives in the next one--Aston
Holidays 2012
We left John and Lesley yesterday and drove to Aylesbury--Weston Turville--home of my cousin Valerie and her two very friendly dogs--Bertie and Dottie. On the M1 we passed one overturned truck and one nose-to-tail collision in the centre lane, all amongst dense traffic--not good.
Holidays 2012
In beautiful Bradgate Park, near Charnwood Forest, Leics, is the ruin of a castle where Lady Jane Grey was born in the 1500's. She was known as a highly intelligent young woman. By virtue of her (pursuaded) marriage to a member of the French Royal family, she was
Holidays 2012
A day of sunny periods punctuated by sudden, short, heavy showers. Before we met our Nottingham Coffee Pot friends for lunch, we went into Nottingham, Mary to exchange some items at M & S and BH Stores--me to change the car at Avis for a newer, quieter Peugot 207.
Holidays 2012
I forgot to mention yesterday, the astonishing number of French people in London--500,000 of them. Many own small shops and there are almost always French conversations on the underground trains and in the streets. After being in France for three weeks, it seemed really out of place--but
Holidays 2012
I met up with Dave and Ron from our high-school days and we wandered, in the rain, over Harrow on the Hill and had a pub lunch back in Harrow Weald, at an old haunt called "The Hare". I also met my Venture Scout Leader and his
Holidays 2012
Jacqui, Tom, Mary and myself were joined today in the mud...I mean Epping, by Michael and Lishi. We met Lishi for the first time today and very much enjoyed her company. Timing was a bit of an issue and we were not all together on the walk, but made