Edinburgh part 2
30 декабря 2019 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Did the hop on hop off buss today. Took the complete circle then round again to the Palace of Holyrood. It was a great tour and wonderful to see the actual place where The Queen stays when she isЧитать далее
Sweedish Dinner
30 декабря 2019 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
When in Rome (or Scotland), eat Swedish meatball with Italian beer. At least they have ketchup and look...that’s a little salad.
Hogmanay - Edinburgh
30 декабря 2019 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Get a torch. Lite it, walk through town. Like a parade except I was in the parade. People watched from windows and from the ground and we marched pass with flaming torches. It was great fun. When weЧитать далее
ПутешественникI usually get nervous when the whole town grabs torches!.... the lack of pitchforks put me a bit at ease tho.... lol
Stonehaven, Scotland
31 декабря 2019 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
Stonehaven, Scotland is a fishing village on the east coast north of St. Andrews. It has a festival where the town folk create metal baskets (think crab pots) and fill them with flammable material.Читать далее
Dunnottar Castle, Scotland
1 января 2020 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
The castle ruin makes a great place to keep stuff safe. Impossible to access from the ocean side and a single access point on the land side.
It was below freezing with the wind chill.
Dunfermline
1 января 2020 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
Started in Stonehaven drove south and took the Angus Coastal Route that went along and through some interesting areas. Ending in Dumfermline for the night.
Stoped in St. Andrews long enough to takeЧитать далее
Coals to Newcastle
2 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Mom used to say “it’s like taking coals to Newcastle.” So I stopped to see where the coal came from. Woodhorn coal mine museum in Ashington is one of the few mines that has any buildingsЧитать далее
Carlisle, UK
3 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Train from Morpeth west to Carlisle. This area is generally the northern border of Britain and Scotland. The Romans built a wall across this part of the country to keep the Barbarians (The Scots) fromЧитать далее
Carlisle Castle
4 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
The border between England and Scotland. The castle changed hands a couple of times during the Jacobite Uprising. Interesting castle and with the weather it was pretty cold. But I now have a betterЧитать далее
Manchester - Family History Day 1
5 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Today was dedicated to finding family headstones. With good planning it turned out to be easier than anticipated. Dottie and Adel have good memories of locations and combined with maps and theЧитать далее
Manchester - Family History Day 2
6 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
Spent 5 hours with the Manchester Genealogy Society looking through old Hulme Maps. Searching for Thomas Hughes and Hannah Hughes marriage license is a bit harder. They were married in 1869 in Rhyl,Читать далее
Chester- Minerva Temple
7 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
The only remaining Roman built memorial to Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom, remaining in England. It’s found at the site of a Roman stone quarry. Although it looks like a little room it’s actually aЧитать далее
Chester - Walled City
7 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
Walked 3/4 of the way around the City on the walls. Past gates, canals, warehouses and even a falconry. One of my favorite cities on this trip. The city has been around forever and has more historyЧитать далее
Chester- Canals
7 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Stephen and Amanda said they would be game to take a narrow boat along the canals of England with me. These locks are one of the man-powered devices that would be a requirement of the trip. SomethingЧитать далее
ПутешественникTHAT would be fun!.... like Jerome K Jeromes “3 Men in a Boat”.... I loved that book
Chester-Friends Romans and Countrymen?
7 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
The Romans were busy throughout Britain building walls and forts. Of course all that building required that the men keep clean. These are the remnants of Roman baths complete with heated floors andЧитать далее
ПутешественникAnd look how far heated floors have come now. If these Romans could see B12!
Chester Family
7 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 55 °F
One of the reasons to come this way was to reconnect with family. Colin was my moms cousin. I remember Adel and I playing at he and his wife Gail’s house about 1975 (yikes that was a long time ago).Читать далее
ПутешественникI have seen photos of a birthday party at their house on that trip!.... We are all wearing paper hats!
Telford- Blists Victorian Village
8 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Most of the buildings here were moved to this created town from other areas. Taken apart brick-by-brick and put back together, the buildings were interpreted by period costumed workers who wereЧитать далее
ПутешественникIt still amazes me how “old” things are over there..... Here we think something is old if it’s from the 1800’s!!!
Ironbridge
8 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Home of the first iron bridge. Cast off site and brought down in sections and connected. It spans the Severn River a major route from the coal and clay mines to ports in Gloucester.
Gloucester
9 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
The port town of Gloucester is home to the National Waterways Museum. A nice stop. Mostly focused on the narrow boat freight industry.
Port Isaac
10 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Sitting at home watching episodes of Doc Martin made me want to come and see the seaside village where it was filmed. 4 airplanes, 6 countries and a 4 hour car ride later and I am living it. LooksЧитать далее
ПутешественникYes but the village is practically all closed up for winter. Only 2 places open for dinner and none of the shops. Seems like the town is resting before the next rush. We hear that during the “busy” time you can’t really move in the town.
Trenear-Far South Cornwall
10 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Came down this way to visit the Poldark mine and take the tour. We got all the way down and Sadly it was closed. Instead we had lunch at a really great “hidden away” restaurant. On the way back weЧитать далее
ПутешественникI agree but nothing in the shop cost more than 3 pounds so not much of a loss.
Stonehenge
11 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
I’ve heard and seen so much about this place that I had to see it for myself. It was NOT how I imagined it to be.
Not as tall
No people in brown robes walking around chanting
Close to a highway
NotЧитать далее
Hampton Court
12 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Came here as a kid and recall having a great run through the maze. The castle presentations have changed a lot since then, but the maze was still fun. I made it all the way in and back out withoutЧитать далее
London -No Fog
13 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 48 °F
Hop on hop off bus today with a boat trip on the Thames. London is an interesting city with tons to explore. The sites are spread out just far enough to spread out the visitors. Big Ben is underЧитать далее
Oxford
14 января 2020 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 46 °F
Oxford University is a collection of colleges. I’m not sure how many there are but I saw at least 12. My favorite is Somerville. Many women I respect attended including former PM Margaret Thatcher.Читать далее
ПутешественникThe whole little town looked like these buildings. Even the modern addition and extensions to buildings blended in.