Blakeney Town Beach
 13 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
						
								So what’s Blakeney?
Well it isn’t the Riviera of Norfolk.
No ocean, that appears to be a couple of K away.
There’s a winding mud flat to the sea where local and imported English children goЧитать далее
Bern's Relections on Northern England
 13 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
						
								After two weeks, my impressions of England.
The British are unfailingly polite and helpful except the two girls in the cafe in the rain, whose studied indifference would win awards.
The new way toЧитать далее
Blakenely Beach, the Day After.
 14 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
						
								Well there’s more to the Riviera of Norfolk than we thought.
There is swimming water.
There is also car drowning.
We think all vehicles survived the tide. A fellow turned up and sheepishly movedЧитать далее
Holkham Hall
 14 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
						
								The reason we went this far north was to go the the Earl of Leicester’s estate in Wells-next-the -Sea.
Another enormous estate with big gardens that we were going to see Monday but got distractedЧитать далее
Blinkling Estate Gardens
 14 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
						
								A short 4 kilometre walk around the gardens.
What’s not to like.
Enormous walk, walled garden, English young folk frolicking including an 18mth dragging a croquet mallet, a Temple at the end of aЧитать далее
Blinkling House
 14 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
						
								Anne Boleyn could have been born here. It's that sort of story. The original house did belong to her family. 
A very, very rich lawyer Henry Hobart bought it, tore it done and built himself aЧитать далее
The Green Dragon
 14 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
						
								Where do you find a Green Dragon.
Right next door from where you are staying!
It’s been a pub since 1376 near the gates of the Wymondham Abbey. It is an absolutely old English pub.
No straightЧитать далее
The Number 13 Bus or the No 6
 15 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
						
								Decided th have a day off driving and spend 2 nights in one place.
The accommodation is very good but is done in early bordello style. Or maybe that’s just a description of how untidy we are.
It hasЧитать далее
Norwich Town and Castle
 15 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
						
								In to town to Norwich Bus Station, a place of wonder where a never ending stream of buses disgorge and vacuum up most of north east England.
Norwich is a big place about 45,000 and appears to haveЧитать далее
Norwich Cathedral
 15 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
						What a beauty.
A Trip around the Truck Parking Lot
 16 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
						
								We decided to drive down to Kent to start phase 2 of the trip, “THE SOUTH”.
Only 130 miles, lots of M road (freeways with roundabouts the size of Earlwood), cross the Thames to the east ofЧитать далее
Norwich Town and Castle
 16 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
						
								Bus from Wymondham to the mighty Norwich bus station. Lots of buses from surrounds and buses to London and airports. Not like Eddy Avenue at all. It works.
Norwich is quite a big place 45,000 or soЧитать далее
Wrotham Village
 16 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
						
								As we’d driven most of the day and sat around the res Bernadette had not walked her 8 kilometres so off went to explore.
Interesting place, about 2,500 people, 3 pubs, hairdresser and smallЧитать далее
Knole
 17 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
						
								You drive through a very busy market town. Narrow streets, suicidal pedestrians with phones till you see a very narrow gate down a lane that isn’t opened yet. 
You drive past three times becauseЧитать далее
Ightham Mote
 17 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
						
								Was worth the effort.
Left Knole full of confidence in Karen the GPS. Our next stop was only 5 miles away. A quick trip and a look at a 14th century moated house.
Alas, there was a road diversion andЧитать далее
Ightham Mote Garden.
 17 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
						
								Terrific gardens, some walled, big lawn, a million kids running around.
What’s not to like.
Stables as crooked as a dogs hind leg.
A number of ideas for home although the canal doesn’t cut itЧитать далее
Leeds Castle
 18 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
						
								Off to Leeds Castle for the day.
Looks big enough to have its own Council, the carpark is big enough.
Very cunning, take you money and then have you walk 15mins to the castle. This sorts the crowdЧитать далее
Leeds Castle Maze
 18 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
						
								One of the attractions at Leeds is the MAZE.
2,400 yew bushes trimmed within an inch of their life to create a maze that is supposed to take 20 mins to complete. You end up in the middle at a GrottoЧитать далее
Sissinghurst Garden
 18 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
						Worth more than a few photographs.
Stoneacre Cottage
 18 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
						
								Bit of a difference.
Second stop if the day was Stoneacre. This is a perfect example of a 14th century yeoman’s house and looks everything you’d expect.
No rich people here.
To get to it youЧитать далее
Sissinghurst Castle Garden
 19 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
						
								Plan 2.
Off to Sissinghurst Castle.
We know that you remember Vita Sackville-West of Knole fame.
She of the well known Poems and books (none of which I can remember). From a popular culture point ofЧитать далее
Scotney Castle
 19 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
						
								Plan.
Of course we have a plan.
We’ll wander over Kent sometimes seeing the same roundabout every couple of days.
Today we are aiming for a triple header.
Scotney Castle: Big house built in 1830’sЧитать далее
Scotney Castle Folly
 19 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
						
								You have love the fact that you will knock down one house that the family have lifted in for generations to create a better aspect.
It’s giving Bernadette ideas about the granny flat. Plans for theЧитать далее
Sissinghurst Tower
 19 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
						
								Plan 2.
What can you say, every yard should have one.
Lots of very puffy older persons on each level.
We of course went sraight to the top.
				
			
Bodiam Castle
 19 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
						
								Plan 3.
There are 2 perfect castles in the UK. Beaumaris in Wales and Bodiam. Most, corner towers, the whole Disney Experience. Of course both are ruins but from the outside you can imagine theЧитать далее












































































































































Путешественник
Beach! You say
Путешественник
Who is Camilla with near the red car