Anticipation
21 Temmuz 2023, Avustralya ⋅ ☁️ 10 °CSo we've collected our tickets and bought some pretty UK money. I'm feeling (aka spending!) like a tourist already and bought a very cute travel jewellery box.
So we've collected our tickets and bought some pretty UK money. I'm feeling (aka spending!) like a tourist already and bought a very cute travel jewellery box.
One last tinkle on the ivories. Piano and Patchwork: two of my favourite things. I made that back pack for my first UK trip. Now the long wait to board. Hopefully we get some sleep.
First leg safely managed. We had 3 seats for the 2 of us so had some wriggle room and managed some snatches if sleep. Now waiting a couple of hours for the next flight.
The last time we went to the UK we found it quite stressful to pick up a fancy hire car and drive off while feeling sleep deprived. So this time we decided to crash at the airport hotel and pick upOkumaya devam et
A visit to Warwick Castle. I love the ancient building and the way they've made it come to life with wax characters. The grounds are beautiful. Lots of visitors as it is school holidays here. WeOkumaya devam et
Such a peaceful place to recharge: why we wanted to come here. This is our chalet in a truly beautiful part of the country. The lane only fits one car at a time, and we've had to reverse a bit to letOkumaya devam et
Our drive into Birmingham was made much less stressful by Jeremy's remote help desk advice. We connected my phone to the car's sat nav screen and used Google Maps instead. This lady has a MUCH betterOkumaya devam et
On our way home from Birmingham we detoured to Henley-in-Arden. A delightful place. I just don't get tired of looking at those glorious old and wonky buildings.
I love churches and pipe organs, and IOkumaya devam et
Today was about mooching through antique shops, although with a church in every place we visited a couple of them too. St Mary's in Warwick had scaffolding around its tower for renovation so didn'tOkumaya devam et
There was a Legendary Joust at Kenilworth castle. It exceeded my expectations! We had a lovely time, with glorious weather. While we always enjoy Gumeracha Medieval fair, there's something differentOkumaya devam et
Gezgin Hope you have a really lovely time away xo
Gezgin No doubt Ian will treat you to the equivalent of the crown jewels, so it's important to have a gorgeous travel jewellery box 😊 Have a wonderful time! xx
Have a lovely time. Will be thinking of you both XOXO [Ruth Bowden]
Gezgin The money certainly is pretty