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    • Dzień 4

      4. Camden und Shoppingtour

      17 grudnia 2023, Anglia ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      Heute machen wir uns als erstes zum Camden Market auf. Es ist noch relativ früh und die Geschäfte und Stände machen gerade erst auf, trotzdem sind schon recht viele Menschen unterwegs. Zum Frühstück teilen wir uns eine asiatische Nudelpfanne - leider nur so semilecker. Während wir durch die ehemaligen Pferdeställe schlendern und uns die immer gleichen Touristenläden anschauen, überlegt Ann-Sophie hin und her, ob sie sich ein neues Tattoo stechen lassen soll. Nachdem wir uns eine heiße Schokolade gegönnt haben, hat sie sich dazu entschlossen und ein Studio mit recht guten Bewertungen gegoogelt. Ich hole mir noch eine Portion Churros zur Stärkung und dann heißt es ca 1 Stunde warten, bis Ann-Sophie sehr zufrieden mit ihrer neuesten jetzt insgesamt 3. Verzierung ist. Eine Briefmarke mit dem Big Ben. Die Serie mit Briefmarken will sie jetzt fortsetzen.

      Inzwischen ist es richtig richtig voll geworden und wir beschließen in die Innenstadt zu fahren. Um richtig viel zu sehen, nehmen wir den Bus bis Westminster und kommen genau zur richtigen Zeit. Die Wolkendecke ist aufgebrochen und der Big Ben wird gold glänzend von der Sonne beschienen. Ein paar schöne Aufnahmen vom gegenüberliegenden Ufer, einem genialen Fotopoint.

      Dann fahren wir mit dem Bus zu Harrods. Das ist wirklich ein absolutes Luxuskaufhaus aber für unseren Geschmack mal wieder viel zu voll. Aber was haben wir anderes erwartet eine Woche vor Weihnachten. Dazu sind wir schließlich hergekommen. Vorteil ist, dass die Fülle uns richtig viel Geld spart. Denn auch die Oxford Street, die wir danach anfahren, ist mal wieder so voll, dass wir gar nicht erst aussteigen. Wir haben nur noch Hunger und fahren wieder zu dem schönen Pub Jack Horner. Diesmal will ich Yorkshire Pudding ausprobieren. Die Servicekraft erklärt mir, dass das nur ein Stück Brot mit brauner Soße ist. Ich will es aber trotzdem mal probieren. Und was ist es? Ein Stück trockenes Brot mit brauner Soße - allerdings in Puddingform aufgeblasen. Ann-Sophie ist auf den Geschmack von Chickenpie gekommen. Dazu wieder jeder ein Cider und wir sind glücklich. Heute dann schon relativ früh ins Hotel. Wir brauchen ein bisschen Pause.
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    • Grand Union Canal; Slough Arm

      10 maja 2023, Anglia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

      The Grand Union Canal is the principal navigable waterway between London (River Thames) and the Midlands (Birmingham and Leicester); it has six main branches, usually termed 'arms', and heading north from the Thames these are (in order) -

      Paddington Arm / Slough Arm / Wendover Arm / Aylesbury Arm / Northampton Arm / Saltisford Canal Arm, Warwick.

      Since this trip runs across London from west to east, we start in Slough at the Slough Arm.

      The Slough Arm is a short 5 mile canal branch from Slough to the Grand Union Main Line, and was originally opened to serve the brick-making industry (the last commercial traffic was carried in 1960, but it was re-opened in 1975 and has remained in use since).  Anthony and I start at the Wexham Road Bridge (number 12); there are some business units and rural developments near the canal along the outskirts of Slough, but it is still pleasant walking, especially as we reach and pass through the Colne Valley Regional Park.  After passing under the M25 London Orbital Motorway to enter what is now known as Greater London (formerly Middlesex), we cross three rivers via aqueducts- Colne Brook, River Colne and Frays River, seeing pill boxes that used to guard them.  We reach the Packet Boat Marina (a packet boat used to carry passengers from here to Paddington) and then the junction with the Grand Union Canal at Cowley Peachey, crossing over it by a roving bridge to the tow path on the east side of the canal.

      We walk along the Grand Union Canal, passing through the West London areas of West Drayton and Hayes; it is more built up here, but still good walking.  After about 1.5 miles, we reach the outskirts of Hayes and the junction with the Paddington Arm at Bull's Bridge.  From here, we turn east towards  Paddington and Central London. 
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    • Dzień 11

      Windsor Castle 🏰💂🏻‍♂️

      1 sierpnia 2023, Anglia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Bevor wir das Auto 🚗 heute abgaben besuchten wir noch das Windsor Castle 🏰. Leider hatte mein Plan einen kleinen Fehler, denn das Schloss hatte heute geschlossen 🙁. Doch zufälligerweise waren wir genau kurz vor der Wachablösung 💂🏻‍♂️ da, so war unser Trip nicht ganz vergeblich. Die irische Garde 🇬🇧 wurde von der schottischen Garde 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 abgelöst. Dabei spielte auch die Militär-Garden-Musik 🎺🥁. Nach einer Stunde war das ganze Spektakel vorbei. Die Uniformen wirken auf uns etwas lächerlich, vorallem der Bärenfellhut 💂🏻‍♂️, diesen 45cm hohen Hut tragen die Wachen seit 1815. Doch der lustige Schein trügt, denn die Soldaten darunter sind Elitesoldaten mit erstklassiger Ausbildung. Was uns etwas fremd erscheint ist hier Tradition. Denn was haben wir gelernt: Die Briten lieben ihre Traditionen. Czytaj więcej

    • Dzień 7

      Stayin with the fam

      17 lutego, Anglia ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

      Am Freitag flog Mama leider schon wieder nach Hause und ich traf mich mit einer Freundin, die ich auf den Philippinen kennengelernt habe, in der Stadt. Wir assen Mittag und fuhren dann zum Haus, wo deren Familie und Freunde leben. Das Dorf ist sehr süss und typisch kleine, englische Vorstadt. Sie führten mich ein bisschen rum. Am Abend wir mit ein paar Freunden, die ich ebenfalls auf der Philippinenreise kennengelernt hatte, in einem Pub essen. Danach gab es einen entspannten Abend, da wir am nächsten Tag zum Windsorcastle fuhren. Czytaj więcej

    • Dzień 3

      Our drive to Western England!!

      30 czerwca 2023, Anglia ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

      Hunter’s already driving like a British man!! 🤩We felt like we were driving sooooo slow compared to other cars, and it took us a second to figure out that the speed limits here are in mph not kph 😂😂 but the scenery is beautiful and everything is so green here!! We’re loving every second 😍😍 Czytaj więcej

    • Dzień 12

      Kew Gardens

      1 lipca 2018, Anglia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Today we used our bonus ticket on Brit Rail to go to Kew Gardens. Not perfectly straight forward as works were being done on the line near Richmond so were diverted to a bus for some of the journey. Hence it took 2 hours to get from Ascot to Kew Gardens.
      The temperature was very close to 30 deg c again, and there were lots of people enjoying the gardens. The map which the office gave out was a little hard to follow as there were grass tracks as well as pebbled tracts and also tarred paths.
      However we did see the plants in the heated dome, and the flower variety was stunning. The vista over the lake was impressive as well as Queen Charlotte's cottage. This thatched cottage was donated by Queen Victoria in 1898 to the Kew Gardens and consisted of 32 acres as well as the house.
      Trip back to Ascot was even more complicated as the bus did not run straight to Hounslow from Richmond but needed a second bus and a walk. However eventually Anita was able to pick us up from Ascot.
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    • Dzień 8

      On Lake Windermere

      27 czerwca 2018, Anglia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Today we travelled on Lake Windermere to Lakeside where we changed boats. After the
      Very pleasant boat rides in ideal conditions we had a vintage train ride which took us to Haverthwaite. This was a tourist destination. On the platform there was a guy with his four owls which were chained to their poles, but were tame enough for some people to pat them.
      According to information given to us on the train it was supposed to be 150 yards to a lookout. The 150 yards may have been a vertical measurement, and it would not be classified as an easy walk. But the view was excellent. After that feat we treated ourselves to Thunder and Lightening icecreams. By this stage the temp was approaching 30 deg c.
      On the return leg via Bowness we saw a large number of swans, geese and other birds waddling around in the shallow water. A bit further on we met a retired pilot who was quite a character. During the day we saw four aircraft doing low runs over Lake Windermere. Keith seemed to know quite a bit about these exercises.
      In summary a delightful day with wonderful scenery and weather and good company.
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    • Dzień 8

      Royal Windsor

      21 grudnia 2016, Anglia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      I've had a wonderful couple of days. Riding in the park where Henry VIII hunted deer in the morning, after hours guided tour of the castle in the evening with a spot of shopping and good pub grub in between.

      Not a lot of pics as it was raining during the ride and you can't take photos inside the Queen's house.
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    • Dzień 12

      At the Regatta

      1 lipca 2018, Anglia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      On Friday Keith and Beryl drove us to Oxenholme and put us on the train to Wolverhampton. From there we caught a connection to Reading, and from Reading to Ascot. It was a very memorable time we had in the Lakes District, and our thanks to Keith and Beryl for showing us so many great attractions set amongst great scenery.
      On Saturday afternoon Matilda was rowing in a regatta at Sonning. Paul and Anita took us there for a couple of hours and set us in comfortable chairs on the banks of the Thames. There were squads there from Australia, the United States as well as many school rowing crews and University squads.The reason for the international competitors was that it was excellent practice for the regatta at Henley which is in a week's time.
      Matilda was part of a double sculls team with her friend Jess. They came second out of three competitors. There was much encouragement from the spectators as they went past. It was avery much a social event for the parents and friends.
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    • Dzień 5

      Windsor Great Park

      24 czerwca 2018, Anglia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      Yesterday we did a small walk in the Windsor Great Park. The weather has been very sunny each day and the temperature is in the mid 20 deg C. The Great Park is very manicured with a large number of mature trees of many varieties. There were many cyclists as well as people walking along the paths.
      When we came home Matilda persuaded Anita to finish a skirt she is wearing to a Headmasters luncheon later this week. Matilda is completing year 12 this week, and only has one more year at Reading Blue Coat.
      This morning Anita drove us to Sonning which is where Matilda's school is located. We had a look at both the front of the school and also at the Boat Shed as both girls have been involved with the rowing teams.
      We walked a very short section of the Thames path, saw the lock operating at Sonning, and enjoyed a cup of tea overlooking the Thames. The family are very fortunate to live in such a scenic area.
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