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    • TravelerUSA, UK and Norway
      1
      Day 21

      A Day in rhe Peak District

      September 19, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

      A fabulous day. Met Gill and Bob for breakfast and they had worked out a plan for the day - our one full day together. Instead of wandering round Buxton, they took us round the area in the car, visiting and passing through so many picturesque villages - stone houses, pretty gardens - going on 2 walks - one beside a small stream and at the end of the day we went up to a high rocky edge which we walked up and what a wonderful view from the top over the whole countryside. And again it was perfect weather! After starting quite cold in the morning (about 10° I think) it warmed up until we only needed t-shirts walking in the sun. Then deliciously cools off again after sunset. This wonderful weather now makes me nervous for what will be in store for us next week!

      A highlight of the day was a visit to Chatsworth - the Stately Home and estate of the dukes of Devonshire. It is in this area so we drove in and parked and walked round the grounds. It is enormous and you can pay quite a lot and visit inside the house and garden, but that would be a serious several hours, so we walked and admired from outside.

      One small town we stopped in was Bakewell, very pretty, where we bought cheese and had a tea break, with their local specialty Bakewell tart, and we stopped for a beer and nibbles before we did the walk up the ridge. So we were nicely hungry when we returned to Buxton and had a Thai meal. We had seen the restaurant last night and that it was busy and full so thought we’d try it. Excellent, and now ready for bed.      Read more

    • TravelerUK Europe Trip 2024!
      11
      Day 12

      Snacks and Treats along the way! Ep.1

      May 20 in England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      These are all the things we have tried so far. 😀

      Frazzels - They are like crispy, crunchy bacon flavor bites. Kind of remind me of Rashuns

      Eccles Cake - An Eccles cake is a small, round pie, similar to a turnover, filled with currants and made from flaky pastry with butter, sometimes topped with sugar.

      Mini Cheddars - Oven baked with strong cheese flavor. It's kind of like NZs Cheddar Shapes

      Maryland Minis - yummy little bikkies with a soft, crummy biscuit and big chocolate chunks

      Bueno - we get these in NZ. Same chocolate as the Kinda Suprise

      Hula Hoops - by far, my favorite. They come in a range of flavors like cheese and onion, salt and vinegar, and beef, but my favorite is the original. Salted flavor. 😋

      Pains Au Chocolat - Soft and flavourful pastry that's produced in France, Pains Au Chocolat are a baked pastry filled with chocolate 🍫

      Warburtons crumpets - they are a bit thicker than the ones at home, but they taste the same. A crumpet is a crumpet

      Twiglets - I actually don't mind them. They have a cracker like texture shaped like a 'twig' covered in what almost tastes like Marmite. They are more'ish

      Mr Kipling Cakes - 🤤🤤🤤 they come in all sorts of flavors, and they are usually colored by their flavoring. Strawberry has pink icing, lemon has yellow icing, and so on, so forth. They have a soft sponge inner with a small filling of flavored cream. Delish.

      Monster munch crisps - these are like Cheezels in NZ, but their flavors are way different. You have a spicy flavor, pickle and onion, and beef. I like the beef the most.

      Snack Rocks - literally popping candy sugar. Ben loved. I'm not too keen

      TAYTO Crisps - Again, come in a variety of flavors, but if you want a basic chip, get the ready salted. You can't go wrong.

      Cadbury Snack - chocolate covered vanilla biscuit. Simple, yet yummy.

      Jacob's McKado Fury biscuits - Vanilla base, marshmello, strawberry jam, and coconut. Yummy 😋      Read more

    • TravelerUK Europe Trip 2024!
      1
      Day 17

      Nails, Park and Spa time

      May 25 in England ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      We have had a chilled day today 😌
      Started with brunch at Tesco Café. I got my nails done, while Andy, Samm, and Mal took the kids to the park. After my nails, I found a cute, wee, book store where I purchased a book to read over the course of the holiday. Tonight, Mal chilled in the spa for a bit, and we have just had a lovely BBQ that Andy and Samm put together 😋Read more

    • TravelerUK Europe Trip 2024!
      2
      Day 11

      Manor Park and visiting Fam

      May 19 in England ⋅ ☀️ 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!Read more

    • TravelerUK Europe Trip 2024!
      2
      Day 23

      Date night in Glossop

      May 31 in England ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      We have had a couple of quiet days, which has been really nice to recharge the batteries before we are on the move again. Not having much planned for the evening, Samm and Andy offered to look after the kids so Mal and I could go on a date night. It was so nice ❤️

      We went to a place called The Italian and it was delish! I had the Tagliatelle with creamy mushroom sauce, chicken, and parmisan. A large glass of wine and a cocktail and lemon cheesecake for dessert. Mal had a spicy, tomato meatball dish with Tagliatelle pasta, a couple of lagers, and a waffle dessert that was smothered in ice cream.

      This weekend, Glossop is celebrating a heritage weekend to remember the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. We will be coming back into the town square tomorrow to have a look at the markets, stalls, carnival rides, and performances in the square. Can't wait.      Read more

    • TravelerUK Europe Trip 2024!
      1
      Day 19

      The Frog and Flail 🐸

      May 27 in England ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Today is all about me and Samm hitting MCR for a girls' day out. We have shopping to do and tattoos to get!! Yes....I said tattoos!!

      Mal, Andy, Ben, and Alex are off on their own journey today. Taking a trek in Derwent Reserve. 5 hours with an 8 and 6 yr old 👏

      For dinner tonight, we are off to the one and only in Glossop, The Cheiftan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🍻      Read more

    • TravelerUK Europe Trip 2024!
      Day 43

      Castleton; Peveril Castle

      June 20 in England ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      The imposing ruins of Peveril Castle stand high above the pretty village of Castleton in the heart of Derbyshire's Peak District. Mentioned in the Domesday survey, Peveril Castle is one of England's earliest Norman fortresses. The keep was built by Henry II in 1176.

      Later, we found a cute little pub called The George for a bite to eat and we went back to see cousin Rick and the gang so Ben could have a play with the boys, and he even went to a pakour class that Amy took him to. Overall, it was a great day. Now, it's time for a beer and enjoy this heat while it's with us. It's a lovely 22°C 😁      Read more

    • TravelerUSA, UK and Norway
      1
      Day 20

      Train to Buxton

      September 18, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

      Another fun day! Amr and I started by having a walk along a cycling/walking track near Omnia’s house where we have walked before...as we were embarking on another train journey. Not such a long one this time, but involved 2 trains, changing at Manchester Piccadilly. Omnia drove us to Lime Street, and on the way we passed the famous Beatles landmark Strawberry Fields.

      Each train journey was about an hour, all on time and efficient, and we chugged through lovely countryside arriving at Buxton about 3.30. Gill and Bob met us at the station. Lovely to see them! They just got back last night from 10 days in Crete.

      Checked into the hotel and had a little walk in this very charming town. Had early dinner in a pub (pie and beer!) and went to the Opera House, a lovely old theatre, as we had tickets for an evening listening to Ranulph Fiennes. Gill had seen that this was on and we had agreed we’d all love to go. And it was absolutely fantastic. What a man! Explorer and adventurer, broken all sorts of records crossing Antarctica, circling the world on water and land via the Poles...and at 75 he’s still going. He was extremely funny, speaking in a droll deadpan way about his exploits. So that was a highlight. Tomorrow a full day here with Gill and Bob.      Read more

    • TravelerUSA, UK and Norway
      Day 22

      Buxton to Carlisle

      September 20, 2019 in England ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      A very varied day. We heard from Carole and John yesterday that they had arrived in Edinburgh but that their bags had not, and that they may not be able to meet us in Carlisle today as planned...frustrating situation, people didn’t seem to know where they were....anyway, to cut a long story short (bags mis-tagged etc) the bags miraculously arrived this morning, and all the original plans came back into action- and we have met them here in Carlisle this evening, had dinner together and all is well!

      So to start at the beginning of the day, we met Gill and Bob who had to leave early afternoon to drive almost to London for a 50th wedding anniversary with friends. But we spent a lovely morning with them. First had breakfast and had substantial food, brunch really, and it did keep us going till dinner. Then Gill knew a nearby walk up to another high spot above Buxton and it was magnificent. On top is Solomon’s temple, nothing to do with king Solomon or religion, but I believe I was a folly of one of the Dukes of Devonshire a few hundred years ago. Anyway, it had a magnificent view over Buxton and the surrounding countryside and amr says we walked about 12 kms, so that was good before our train journey.

      We got to the train station early as we had checked out of the hotel, and Gill and Bob had gone, and realised we could catch any train back to Manchester as they were not booked seats and local trains, and also the second train from Manchester to Preston which was similarly unbooked seats, but this second one turned out to be extremely busy, and we were glad we weren’t even later on a Friday afternoon. Each journey was almost an hour, and we got to Preston in tons of time to find the platform for our last train to Carlisle. We had to wait for the correct train this time as it was a big express from London to Edinburgh and thank goodness we did have seats as it was also madly crowded.

      All went well and we are now safely ensconced in our Ibis near the station and have enjoyed catching up with Carole and John, and ready for new adventures.      Read more

    • TravelerUK Europe Trip 2024!
      Day 41

      Poole Caverns and a play at the Park

      June 18 in England ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Meeting up with my cousin Rick, his wife Amy and Boys, James, Luca, Ezra, and we are heading to Poole's Cavern!

      A bit about it:
      Poole's Cavern or Poole's Hole is a two-million-year-old natural limestone cave on the edge of Buxton in the Peak District, in the county of Derbyshire, England. Poole's Cavern forms part of the Wye system and has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

      After the tour, we went to the Solomons Tower and saw a spectacular view. Later we head to the park and well....played.

      It's been a lovely day together ❤️ ☺️      Read more

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