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  • Bruce Hassold
  • Stacy Hassold
  • Bruce Hassold
  • Stacy Hassold

The United Kingdom & Föhr

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    11Ullswater

    Aira Force

    June 13, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F

    Our first stop this morning was a scenic hike to see Aira Force, a beautiful waterfall that feeds into the Ullswater. Aira Force derives its name from Old Norse. The original name "eyrr-á-fors" means "gravel bank - river - waterfall." So this is the waterfall on the river that leads to the gravel shores of the Ullswater.Read more

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    Kirkstone Pass looking north toward Ullswater
    Kirkstone Pass looking south toward Windermere1

    Kirkstone Pass

    June 13, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F

    We left the Ullswater region and continued south over the Kirkstone Path towards Windermere. Along the way, we saw several sheep and even a few Highland Cows (or as our Scottish Guide would say, "coos"). The steep winding road over the pass is nicknamed "The Struggle" by local cyclists.Read more

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    1The World of Beatrix Potter in Bownes-on-Windermere
    Beatrix Potter's Farm in Near Sawrey1Watch out for Peter Rabbit!Cruising on Windermere

    Windermere

    June 13, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F

    We stopped at the town of Bowness-on-Windermere for lunch and to take a cruise on the lake. The World of Beatrix Potter museum is in the town, but her home and farm were on the opposite side of Windermere in the village of Near Sawrey. Beatrix was the J.K. Rowling of her day and used her vast wealth to purchase numerous large farms in the lake district. She had no children, so she left all of the land to the National Trust and remains to this day the single largest donor to what had become Lake District National Park.Read more

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    The William Wordsworth schoolhouse
    St. Michael and All Angels Church1Tarn Hows1Tarn HowsA Belted Galloway Cow

    Hawkshead

    June 13, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F

    Hawkshead is known for being the town where William Wordsworth went to school before attending Cambridge University. There's also a beautiful small church in the town named St. Michael's and All Angels. It has a wonderful collection of embroidered kneeling cushions and a beautiful stained glass window.Read more

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    Grasmere

    June 13, 2024 in England ⋅ 🌧 50 °F

    Grasmere was our final stop of the day. It's famous for two reasons: William Wordsworth is buried here at St. Oswald's Church; and Sarah Nelson's delicious gingerbread has been made here for 170 years.Read more

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    Hadrian's Wall

    June 14, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F

    Built in the first century and manned for nearly 400 years, Hadrian's Wall was an 80 mile long boundary between Roman Britannia and the unconquered Caledonia barbarians to the north.

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    Vindolanda

    June 14, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

    Vindolanda was a Roman fort in Northern England, just south of Hadrian's Wall. It is noteworthy for the wooden tablets found here, which are the oldest handwritten documents discovered in England.

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    Edinburgh at sunset
    Waverley Station, EdinburghDinner at The Dome11

    Edinburgh

    June 14, 2024 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F

    We arrived in Edinburgh in the late afternoon. We enjoyed a fancy dinner at The Dome and had a few hours to explore before catching the Caledonia Sleeper back to London.

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    Windsor Castle

    June 16, 2024 in England ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

    We left London this morning on another Rabbie's tour to visit Windsor, Stonehenge, Bath, the Cotswolds, and Oxford. Our first stop was at Windsor Castle. Several sections of the castle were closed to visitors because King Charles was in residence. He had returned here from London after the Trooping the Colour parade. We had just entered the exhibit of Queen Mary's dollhouse when the king walked past outside. Another member of our tour party took a picture that she shared with me.Read more

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    Stonehenge

    June 16, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

    Stonehenge is the largest and most famous of the numerous prehistoric stone circles found in England. There are many theories as to how and why it was built, but they remain just theories to this day. What is known with certainty is that the stones are aligned perfectly to mark the summer and winter solstices.Read more

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    Bath

    June 17, 2024 in England ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F

    The Roman Baths in Bath, Somerset, are part of a well-preserved temple structure dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Sulis Minerva. They were constructed in 60-70 AD for public use by the local citizens of Roman Britannia.Read more

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    Castle Combe
    BiburySt. Andrew's Church, Castle Combe

    The Cotswolds

    June 17, 2024 in England ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

    The Cotswolds is an 800 square mile area in southwest England, best known for its quaint honey-colored stone villages. The name of the region originates from Cots (stone sheep pens) and Wolds (rolling hills).Read more

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    All Souls' College
    "The Inklings" literary club met here, including JRR Tolkien and CS LewisClarendon Building of the Bodleian LibraryThe Turf Tavern, "An Education in Intoxication."The Bridge of SighsBodlein Library CourtyardRadcliffe CameraThe Bear Pub, famous for its collection of neckties of prestigious Oxford graduatesMagdalen College, where CS Lewis taught English Literature from 1925-1954The courtyard of Magdelen College

    Oxford

    June 17, 2024 in England ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

    This afternoon, we visited the university town of Oxford. We saw numerous students in their school uniforms making their way to and from their end of term exams. Oxford has a renowned list of graduates, but to me, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis top the list.Read more

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    MaryAnn, Stacy, Monika, & Dorit
    On the ferry to FöhrApproaching FöhrArriving at the Wyk harbor on Föhr2Dorit & Theo's home in NieblumDorit & Theo flew the American flag to welcome us to FöhrThe clock tower in Wyk1Coffee at Dorit & Theo's1The beach in WykOur hotel in Wyk

    Wilkommen auf Föhr

    June 19, 2024 in Germany ⋅ 🌬 59 °F

    We drove from Billund to Dagebull this morning and boarded the ferry to Föhr. Dorit and Theo were waiting at the terminal to greet us. We stopped by Monika's shop in Wyk to say "Hi," then Dorit invited us all for coffee. In addition to coffee and tea, there were delicious plumb bars, cookies, and lemon cake. Frank joined us after work, and coffee transitioned to beer and Manhattans. After several hours of visiting, we said our goodbyes and checked into our hotel back in Wyk. Then we walked along the promenade and found a spot for dinner. Tomorrow, we plan to meet Theo at the Friesian Museum in Wyk.Read more

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    Föhr: day 2

    June 20, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F

    This morning, we visited the Dr. Carl Häberlin Friesen Museum in Wyk. There was a small reception and one woman was wearing a Friesen tracht. She posed with Stacy and MaryAnn for a picture. The museum was very interesting, and the English audio guide was particularly helpful. After the museum, we walked into Wyk and did some shopping while the kids played on the beach. In the afternoon, we visited the Föhr golf course. Frank and Natalie met us along with Theo and Dorit, and we all enjoyed drinks and visiting on the patio. For dinner we all met at J&MA's for pizza dinner and more lively conversation.Read more

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    Petalumaweg
    Cafe Im ApfelgartenCafe Im ApfelgartenDas KinderfestDue House

    Föhr: day 3

    June 21, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

    Today was another day off exploring the island with Theo, Frank, and the family. We visited family homes, the art museum, had a delicious lunch at Im Apfelgarten, and had dinner with the entire family in Wyk.Read more

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    Walking on the Wattenmeer near Goting

    June 22, 2024 in Germany ⋅ 🌬 59 °F

    We met everyone in Goting this morning and set off for a walk on the Watt (mud flats). The weather was beautiful - bright sunshine and very little wind. We walked away from the shoreline until the tide began to come in, and then we returned. You could see the tide steadily advancing toward the shore the entire way back. After the walk, we all went to lunch at a café on the Nieblum strand called Watts Up Föhr! There was fish and chips, pulled beef sandwiches, beer, and even apfelkuchen. Delicious! After lunch, we all had a bit of time to ourselves. Stacy and I went to Wyk to visit Monika's shop and to look for a Christmas ornament to remember our time on Föhr.Read more

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    Coffee!

    June 22, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

    We met the family mid-afternoon at Namine's Deli in Süderende for coffee. Frank works for the owner of the Deli, helping to manage other restaurants and hotels that he owns around the island. There was a wonderful selection of delicious pastries, coffee and tea, and wonderful conversation! A reporter from the island newspaper stopped by to gather information for an article she planned to write about our family's visit to Föhr.Read more

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    1Lembeksburg
    The Viking harbor

    Exploring the ancient history of Föhr

    June 22, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

    Both early in the morning and after coffee, Frank took us to see a few interesting sites that tell us some of the ancient history of the island. In the morning, we visited the site of a Viking harbor near Goting. Today, the area is a marshland, but hundreds of years ago, the area was used as a natural harbor. The marsh would flood during storms, so an area of higher ground above a natural dyke was used as the location for merchant shops. Nearby, we visited burial mounds that date back to the Stone Age. Various people have inhabited Föhr for a very long time.

    After coffee, we visited Lembeksburg, a Viking ring fortress. This is one of several forts positioned in a line from here extending north east toward Denmark. The line appears to have a stronger than normal magnetic field, but it's unclear how the vikings sensed it or why they chose to build their forts along this line.    Read more

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