Cricket game at Stanway House
2. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Kristie gets a hit off of Jeem, then Jeem bowls a strike.😁
Stanway House
2. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Got to visit the Earl of Wemyss' residence, see a working water mill, and play a cricket match. 😃
Cotswold Trail - Lower Slaughter
2. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Slaughter = Corrupton of the Anglo-Saxon word meaning "slow growing berry." Took a 2.5 hour walk on the Cotswold trail through upper and lower Slaughter.
A stroll thru the Cotswolds
2. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
I feel like I have just walked thru a fairy tale or one of my favorite novels, it was lovely-lovely-lovely (been told that is actually one word, lol).
Stokesay Fortified Manor
3. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
An example of a fortified manor...not quite a castle, but more than a house. 😉 Occupied from 1300s to early 1700s.
Next 2 day stay...
3. elokuuta 2018, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Sweetest room so far...😉
Walking the town walls around Conwy
3. elokuuta 2018, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
The entire city of Conwy is walled and attached to its castle. You can walk on this wall around 80% of the city. Brilliant.
Conwy Castle Part 2
3. elokuuta 2018, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
More!
Conwy Castle
3. elokuuta 2018, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
WOW! Crazy monstrosity of a castle built by Edward I ("Edward the Longshanks of 'Braveheart' renown") This massive castle was built in 4 years...🤯😳
Gareth Wyn Jones - Family Farm
4. elokuuta 2018, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Got to visit a sheep farm in northern Wales operated by Gareth Wyn Jones...a local farmer trying to find ways to make sheep farming profitable and useful in the current economy. Honest, genuine, andLue lisää
Snowdownia Mt.
4. elokuuta 2018, Wales ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Trail up to Snowdownia Mt. Ran out of time to make it to the top, but still beautiful.😊
Bodnant Garden
5. elokuuta 2018, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Gorgeous English-style garden in the Snowdonia foothills.
Bodnant Gardens - Kristie's pictures
5. elokuuta 2018, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Had to post, because it shows the different experience Jim and I had 😀 Jim saw flowers and I saw beauty photo opportunities 💐
Keswick-Lodore Falls
6. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Taking a boat trip to the far end of the lake from Keswick.
Keswick-Walking around the Lake
6. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Nice trail around Derwentwater lake. We took the boat to the far end, walked a few miles, then hopped on a boat on the 2nd to last stop. 6 stops around the lake if you want to catch a ride back toLue lisää
Castlerigg Stone Circle
6. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
2 mile walk outside of Keswick...beautiful view!🤯
Keswick
6. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
They call it a vacation from your vacation 😀 lol 💞today was a good day to explore a "get away" high lake mnt lake town!! Boats/trails and Beatrice Potter's House 😀
Castlerigg Stones
6. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Today was our tour guides bday 🎈he took us on a surprise walk to 1400 bronze age rock circles 😊 amazing!! Then we surprised him with a lovely bday wish😀🎈
Vindolanda - Roman Fort/Settlement
7. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Current archeological dig, always in progress, excavating areas of the Vindolanda Roman Fort presence here in Northumberland.
On Hadrian's Wall
7. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Sitting on a portion of Hadrian's Wall, completed around 124 AD. So much history...
Walk around York, day 1
7. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Quick first walk overview of York: York Minster Cathedral, River Ouse, the Shambles, walking the wall around York.
York - Indian Cuisine!
7. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
England's 2nd favorite dish (curry) is part of the nights activities! 😋 Soooooo good! Memories of eating food with Satendra & Manju Jain. 👍😊
Roman Walls inside York
8. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
On the way to York Minster...
York Minster
8. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Nerding out just a little 😀 found it super fascinating that a church built in the 1200s was built on a Roman fortress from AD 71. The Roman emperor Constantine was crowned here in York. HeLue lisää
York Minster
8. elokuuta 2018, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Built upon the ruins of the Roman fort in the then city of Eboracum (York) which was established in AD 71. The present cathedral was built in 1250 AD, but the original one was in 627 AD.








































































































































































































MatkaajaLooks fun!