One month and counting

Packing has commenced...excitement is building ... only one month until we jet off to the UK.
Fly away

Off on our adventure. Flying Canberra to London via Melbourne and Dubai
Melbourne Airport Hotel

Annabelle and Tom are writing in their journals before going to bed ahead of an early start tomorrow... Alarm set for 2:00am to ensure we don't miss our next flight.
Hurry up and wait

Get to the airport early to get through security and passport control. That takes 15 minutes. Now we wait hours for boarding to start. Oh, and it's so early that none of the shops are open. 😂
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Preparing for take-off

On the plane. Waiting for take-off.
A short stop

No photos this time. Everyone feeling a bit tired and cranky. Still, we are at the 2/3rds point of the journey and looking forward to arriving in London in 7 hours.
We have arrived

We arrived late yesterday at London Heathrow airport. Caught a few hours of sleep at the Radisson Blu hotel. Just waiting to pick up our car, and then we will be off on our adventure.
Breakfast at Windsor

Grabbing breakfast at Windsor Castle
Windsor, UK

Spent the morning exploring Windsor
Windsor Castle then onto Bath

Our original plans has been to drive straight from the hotel in Heathrow to our accommodation in Bath, but after getting away earlier than expected we took an impromptu side trip to Windsor to getЧитать далее
Annabelle's Day

When we first got to Windsor we had to find some food. So that means we had to walk and walk. After breakfast we discovered a church with old graves including a famous knight. Next we were walkingЧитать далее
Welcome to Bath

A more relaxed pace today. Last night we visited a grocery store and picked up some supplies, so this morning we were able to have a quiet morning at the apartment before we headed out for some sightЧитать далее
No.1 Royal Crescent Museum

Here are a few extra pictures from our visit to Royal Cres
A room with a view

Our lovely little apartment in Bath is up on the hill with lovely views out over Bath. The living room is sun-drenched in the morning, making it a lovely place to linger over breakfast while we makeЧитать далее
Pultney Bridge

A bridge seems like a great place to build some shops.
The Roman Baths

Today we visited the Roman Baths. It was a fascinating ancient Roman site.
The Pump Room

After our tour of the Roman Baths, we enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea in the Grand Pump Room. Many scenes from my favourite Georgette Heyer Regency novels occur in the Pump Room, where the membersЧитать далее
Bath Abbey

Tom was feeling a little weary, I think jet lag and several days of walking all over Windsor and Bath has caught up with him, so Danielle and Tom went back to the apartment to let him rest up for theЧитать далее
Adventure golf

We went for a change of pace this morning and decided to play a round of golf. It was a close fought battle and Danielle even lost her ball in the rough (is that even possible in putt putt golf?), butЧитать далее
Postcard from Bath

This morning we are headed to Oxford. It's been a lovely sojourn in Bath but we are ready for our next adventure.
Terrace houses

Everywhere we go, there is row upon row of terrace houses. We are so fortunate in Australia to have the luxury of so much space.
Exploring Oxford

After driving from Bath, we spent the day exploring Oxford, including checking out the Natural History Museum and Ashmolean Museum. It was fascinating to see the extensive collections gathered by theЧитать далее
The Lost Garden

We are spending the day at Blenheim Palace. Nestled within the walled garden is an epic playground designed to delight and inspire the imagination.
Hedge maze

Next door to the epic playground was this hedge maze. Tom had a great time finding his way to the centre.
Pizza time

Pizza at the walled garden for lunch. They even had GF!