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    • Día 12

      Paris

      20 de mayo, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Our day in Paris was a mixed bag but enjoyable. The visit to the Louvre was a little overwhelming mainly because of the heat ( no air conditioning) crowds, maps hard to read, and after figuring it out to discover one of the highly recommended exhibitions was closed for restoration!! We saw Mona Lisa - from a great distance. Up close and personal with Venus de Milo. Naturally all this was making memories but we were both so pleased to escape to the fresh air. Some smelling and buying at the Fragonard shop and then riding on the hop on and hop off bus ended the day and as we hopped off at the last stop Paris had a massive thunderstorm so a coffee was in order. Taxi back to Gard du Nord and home at 300kph on the Eurostar. Bed was most welcome especially for Carina who has developed a cold poor thing.Leer más

    • Día 7

      Chew Magna Day 1

      20 de mayo, Inglaterra ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Finally, my first restful sleep of the trip so far! Woke up around 8ish, and after a shower, I went downstairs for breakfast. I'm afraid it's not likely I'll try blood pudding. They did have a nice Eggs Benedict. I sat in the front window of the pub and watched all the street activity going on.
      Afterward, I walked north of South Parade and made my way to Silver Street. My great great great grandfather, John Atheal (father of Charles), must have been fairly wealthy as he owned a number of properties in The Village, including one on Silver Street that was described as 'houses and gardens' and was perched at the north side of the graveyard at St. Andrew's parish church. He lived in one of these houses with his son, John. There is only one house remaining, but I'm not sure it's his former abode.
      I carried on up the road past the Church Hall, crossed a stone bridge over the River Chew, and found a quiet spot to contemplate my surroundings. The sun was shining brightly down on me and the quiet sounds of the birds, insects, and rippling water was very soothing.
      I wandered back down to the church and began looking at the tombstone inscriptions, looking for Chiswell's. It wasn't long before I found Thomas (Charles' younger brother) and his wife, Sarah, in what I thought was a prominent location on the east side of the church by the footpath!
      The grass was rather long (the Rector had informed me that it hadn't been cut yet), and it made for an unsteady traverse as I occasionally stumbled on a rock or brick that wasn't visible. I had planned to return in the afternoon when I was to meet the Rector, so I didn't search much longer.
      I returned to the inn to rest for a bit and had a light snack. I set out again around 2:30 to explore more of the graveyard prior to my 3:30 meeting with Reverend Richard Greatrex. To my delight, there were a couple of gardeners with weed whackers working away on the 10-inch high grass.
      I wandered around to the north area, checking the areas that had been trimmed. It wasn't long before I came upon the stone for John Atheal (Charles' eldest brother) and his wife, Elizabeth. Photos of both stones for John and Thomas can be found online on Find A Grave.
      It was great meeting Richard. He had a couple of really old volumes of Chew Magna history, I shared the limited printed material I brought with me regarding my Chiswell research, and we had a good chat. He showed me around the building, making sure to point out the more interesting things. We parted with the agreement that I would share my findings with him.
      Now I'm lazy again after a big plate of fish and chips. I hope to sleep well again tonight and look forward to tomorrow's adventures.
      Fun fact: there's a restored headstone of a fellow who was murdered in the early 19th century. Picture included!
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    • Día 11

      London!

      20 de mayo, Inglaterra ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F

      We made it to the Capital City! Soon after checking into our hotel at Charing Cross, we changed our shoes and started walking. We walked along the Thames to Tower Bridge, we walked back to Charing Cross, we took a break and rubbed our feet, then we walked to Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and Palace of Westminster before kicking off our shoes and calling it a night. Tomorrow, I think we'll ride the "Hop on Hop off" bus just to save our soles!Leer más

    • Día 2

      1st Day in London.

      19 de mayo, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Arrived in London at 9am which was midnight at home. Took a train from Gatwick airport to Victoria station and decided to walk to our hotel from there.
      We followed the crowed and found the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace!! It’s quite the event!!
      We walked through Hyde Park and found food for Helen, washroom for me and a drink for both.
      We then walked the gruelling 3.2km to find our hotel and literally crash!!
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    • Día 11

      Manor Park and visiting Fam

      19 de mayo, Inglaterra ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      Out for a walk and a bit of mini golf at Manor Park. Brilliant weather for it!

      Later, we head to Auntie Enids and Uncle Terry's for a cuppa and had a good catch up while the boys went and checked out Uncle Terrys Games shed. Pool, air hockey, foosball, ping pong, and darts. I couldnt go without a game myself so, a match of pool started with my Uncle Terry. England vs. New Zealand. It was pretty nec and nec, but I can happily say NZ won!Leer más

    • Día 18

      St Michel’s Mount

      10 de mayo, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      I regretted not visiting St Michael’s Mount when I was there so I went back today. The tide was right so I even got to walk there over the causeway. An Awesome place I am so glad I went back to visit. .Leer más

    • Día 45

      Parks and Pubs

      4 de julio de 2023, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 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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    • Día 2

      Stonehenge

      14 de mayo de 2023, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 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 ;).Leer más

    • Día 3

      Out and about on a sunny London day

      29 de abril de 2023, Inglaterra ⋅ ☀️ 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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    • Día 7

      Swinley Forest

      28 de junio de 2022, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 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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