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    • Day 4

      Oxford

      March 8 in England ⋅ 🌬 9 °C

      Oxford, die Stadt mit den vielen Eindrücken. Was macht man an einem Tag in Oxford? Unsere Antwort: Alles. Zumindest nichts unter 20.000 Schritten. Unser Tag startete mit einem entspannten Brunch zwischen Studenten. Anschließend begaben wir uns auf Erkundungstour durch Oxford, ohne großen Plan, aber mit dem Verlangen alles zusehen. Das erste Bild entstand im Covered Market, der durch all seine Gerüche beeindruckte. Durch Zufall hörten wir uns anschließend eine Predigt in der St Mary Church an. Nachdem wir uns die Stadt weiter angeschaut haben und auf dem Radcliff Square waren, buchten wir uns eine Online-Guided Tour durch das Christ Church Collage. Somit erfüllte sich Emilia einen Traum, denn wir betraten die große Halle aus Harry Potter. Zusätzlich ermöglichte uns die Tour dem Chor des Colleges bei einer Probe lauschen zu dürfen. Ein Gänsehautmoment. Dies war ein krönender Abschluss der Tour. Um die Lücke zwischen Abendessen und dem Ende der Tour zu füllen, besuchten wir noch den Botanischen Garten der Universität von Oxford.
      Auch wenn es ein langer und sehr schrittreicher Tag war, konnten wir viele neue Erkenntnisse sammeln, die uns hoffentlich einen Schritt näher zur eigenen Findung bringen.
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    • Day 3

      Stonehenge

      March 7 in England ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      Stonehenge war schon lang auf der Must-See-Liste von Emilia. Nach langer Fährfahrt sind wir auf direktem Weg nach Stonehenge gefahren. Der Linksverkehr war mittlerweile entspannt machbar.
      Was Emilia stark verwundert hat, war das man Eintritt zahlen musste, um ein paar Steine zu sehen. Wir haben umgerechnet 57€ für einen Kreis aus Steinen bezahlt. Etwas dreist. Der Kreis an sich ist spannend zum anschauen, aber sein Geld kann man auch anders ausgeben.Read more

    • Day 90

      Dinton, Nr Salisbury

      March 9 in England ⋅ 🌧 8 °C

      We got to Dieppe ferry in good time, joined the queue, got to passport check, and were slightly alarmed when she told us we hadn't paid. We'd forgotten that we had to pay a £20 supplement for changing the date, which we had done a few months ago. So she sent us over to the terminal, right back on ourselves, paid our dues and rejoined the back of the queue. So we were the last. No one behind us. Customs came into the van, checked the toilet, and joked about our shoes rack. They were generally having a laugh with each other.
      The crossing was lovely and calm, I'd taken travel sickness pills but didn't feel drowsy. Had breakfast, and later on also lunch on the boat. Enjoyed the lovely peace and quiet plus the sun, up on deck for a while.
      The main thing that struck us on hitting the UK again was the amount of litter, mainly plastic, on the side of the road. That was a little depressing. Mainly in Sussex, it improved further on.
      We booked this site last night as we thought we'd be tired after an early start, a four hour crossing, and an hour lost due to setting clocks back to BST. Turns out we made the right decision. The campsite is more of a car park with facilities but serves a purpose for one night.
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    • Day 2

      Notting Hill + Camden Market🩷🔐

      February 28 in England ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      Today’s agenda:
      - Breakfast at Jusu Brothers
      - walk through Notting Hill
      - westfield mall
      - Camden Market
      - Chocolat Strawberries and market stroll
      - off to Buckingham Palace
      - 5 o’clock tea 🫖
      - burger 🍔 again
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    • Day 45

      Parks and Pubs

      July 4, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Today we woke up, got ready and caught the bus to Heaton. We went to a little coffee shop and I had the best coffee so far on the trip. We then walked through Heaton Park to Pets corner in Jesmond Dene. Pets corner is a random assortment of animals, some have been given to them or rescued from the RSPCA. We saw goats, rabbits and every domesticated bird you could think of (except chickens cause bird flu). We then strolled through the park headed for the waterfall. The UK has done so well with parks and pathways, it's really easy to find green spaces close to the city. We found the waterfall and the old mill, had a look around then headed back to meet Rachael. She picked us up and we went to Jesmond. We ended up at Fat Hippo which was a burger place. The food was very tasty and it was nice to catch up with Rach again.
      She dropped Erin and I to a brewery in Byker and the place was so cute. The owner poured us our beers and gave us a small shot of imperial ale which was a 10% dark stout which was really quite sweet. Erin compared it to port. We walked back to the accommodation for a brief rest before heading back out on the bus. We were back to Heaton, first for a stop at Greggs for Erin to grab a coffee and donut. We loved every second of her Greggs experience. We then headed to Heaton Tap which is a small micropub with heaps of different brews from the North East. We tried a few different beers but the highlight was the cherry beer, so different to anything else we've had before.
      Next we went to Zoe's house for dinner with her and her friends. They made us dinner using ingredients from their allotment where they grow heaps of their own produce. It was such a fun night, Zoe and her friends are really informed about the environment and political movements within Britain, they also have cool jobs. Then we were shown the allotment where our meal had been grown.
      Erin and I headed back, got ready for bed and then realised that we aren't the only visitors to Edinburgh tomorrow...
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    • Day 2

      Stonehenge

      May 14, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      A quick visit to the UNESCO world heritage monument Stonehenge! Tip for whenever you go, don’t pay the £28 but just take the footpath next to the ticket entrance. It’s just a couple of meters difference ;).Read more

    • Day 3

      Out and about on a sunny London day

      April 29, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      Who said London has poor weather?
      Today was glorious blue skies and pleasantly warm as we tackled a few significant points of interest.
      We left the apartment just after 8am to walk to St. Paul’s Cathedral for our first tour of the day. The architecture of the building is amazing and the audio tour was very informative. A real highlight (especially for Loss) was to hear the pipe organ being played while we were there.
      After seeing all the main features of the building, we then climbed right to the top of the dome for some great views across London. The narrow, winding staircase is definitively not for the claustrophobics!
      After this, we caught the tube to Queensway station then walked down through Kensington gardens to Kensington Palace. In the grounds is a memorial tribute to Princess Diana who lived there from the time of her wedding until her death 16 years later.
      As it happens to be a holiday weekend (and the weather was so nice - testified by the number of English out sunning themselves) we were only able to secure tickets for a tour of the palace itself at 4.30pm. This gave us a few hours to see some other things in the interim, so we walked /tubed back to Whitehall, and then toured the Churchill war rooms - the bunkers underneath Whitehall where Churchill and his war cabinet planned and executed WW2. The whole place is preserved exactly as it was in 1945 and gives a sense of the fortitude and conviction of Churchill and his nation of the time.
      As we were leaving Whitehall (hoping to go to number 10 Downing Street), we happened upon a changing of the guard.
      Alas, Downing Street is no longer accessible to the public - totally protected by police and steel fences - quite different to my last visit in 1974 when you could stand right by the door.
      We spent a little time down on the banks of the Thames (amid throngs of people, a large protest outside Whitehall and many shirtless British men who were finding the 19 degree temperatures way too warm to stay fully clothed), with some photo ops of the London Eye and Big Ben while we were there.
      It was then time to return to Kensington Palace for our 4.30pm tour. We walked then tubed to Paddington station first (mainly for the benefit of the grandchildren who love Paddington bear) - then another 20 minute walk saw us back at Kensington where we enjoyed a tour of the palace - not the section where Diana lived - but rather where Queen Victoria was born, lived and worked.
      After another walk / tube and walk, then a shopping diversion for some groceries - we returned ‘home’ at 7pm after clocking up 23,000 steps today.
      A great day all round, rounded off with Loss preparing another amazing meal in the kitchenette.
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    • Day 7

      Swinley Forest

      June 28, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Unser erster Biketrip im Swinley Forest.
      Okay, wo sind hier die Berge, naja egal wird schon. Dann fahren dir doch erst mal die Blaue Line. Man war das ein Reinfall…. es ging nur einen kleinen Teil bergauf, der Rest war eher eben und ging kreuz und quer irgendwie durch den Wald. Es war einfach super anstrengend, da man super viel pedalieren musste. Unten wieder angekommen dachten wir uns so, die rote Line wird bestimmt besser.
      Naja, viel besser war die auch nicht… nur ein kleines Stück, da konnte man dann mal wirklich bergab fahren 😅

      Nachdem wir dann komplett erledigt am Van ankamen sind wir dann zum nächsten „Bikepark“ gefahren und haben dort auf einem Waldparkplatz übernachtet.
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    • Day 6

      Hello England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

      June 27, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

      Nach dem wir die Einreise nach England verschlafen hatten und dann noch bemerkt hatten, dass wir in einem eigentlich verschlossenen Abteil waren mussten wir dann noch die Aufkleber für die Autoscheinwerfer im Dutyfreeshop kaufen. Kaum waren wir aus dem Shop und schon kam das Signal, dass wir zum Auto können. Zack, da sind wir. Hallo England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
      Total übermüdet haben wir uns nach dem Hafen auf Stellplatzsuche begeben. Das war leider alles andere als einfach, denn auf fast jeden Parkplatz stand Motorhomes Not allowed 🚫
      Nach einer halben Stunde haben wir dann doch noch einen Parkplatz neben einem Spielplatz gefunden und konnten dann bis um 11 schlafen.

      Dann kam auch noch der Linksverkehr dazu. Es ist am Anfang ganz schön kompliziert, vor allem wenn man rechts abbiegen möchte.
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    • Day 10

      Folkestone Camping and Caravanning Club

      June 23, 2022 in England ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Zum Abschluss unserer Südengland Reise haben wir einen wunderschön gelegenen Campingplatz in Mitternacht der so strahlenden Kreidefelsen gefunden. Hier genießen wir bei einem schönen Strand Spaziergang den schönen Abend.Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

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