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    • Traveler2019 Engeland
      Day 29

      18-8 Buxhall deel 1

      August 18, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Toch maar een foto van het steigerende paard en een laatste blik achterom op de Gallops en Newmarket. Op 1 ruiter na is het er uitgestorven om 8.05 want het is zondag. Blij dat ik het gisteren heb kunnen zien.
      De route voert langs super rustige weggetjes (zondag helpt ook wellicht) een middeleeuwse brug en een witte pauw. Ik ben om 11.00 uur al in Bury St. Edmunds. Geen zin om al te stoppen, behalve dat het gaat plenzen als ik net een koffie zit te drinken. Bekijk in de miezer Abbey gardens en de restanten van de oude abdij en muur er omheen. Volgens mij hadden die lui niet echt een gelofte van armoe afgelegd als je zulke hoge muren moet bouwen om de boze plebs buiten te houden. En joh: het wordt weer droog! De route blijft leuk, fietspad langs een niet zo drukke weg, ook nog struiken ertussen. Top. Weer een nieuwbouwwijk. Waarom daar? Speciale kerk in Woolpit.      Read more

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    • Traveler2019 Engeland
      Day 29

      18-8 Buxhall deel 2

      August 18, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Beschermd dorpsgezicht in Woolpit. En dan is het maar een klein stukje naar d eed camping. Er is eigenlijk alleen een toilet en water. En stilte. Zalig. Stormlijntjes maar weer, ondanks dat ik redelijk in de luwte sta. Ik doe nog een mini wandelingetje, maar ben toch weer moe. Lekker Dick Francis lezen, speelt in Newmarket!Read more

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    • TravelerYorkshire And Beyond

      Day 10 - Bury St. Edmunds & Clare

      September 19, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 66 °F

      We started the day, in our base village of Bury St. Edmunds, by visiting the ruins of their ancient Abbeu, a lovely garden, an aviary, and their restored cathedral. During the reign of Henry the 8th, in the 1530s, the monastery system was abolished and most monasteries and abbeys were destroyed or fell into disrepair. The abbey was a great setting for a photo of Dale and Christine who were celebrating their 42nd wedding anniversary.

      In the afternoon we visited the lovely small village of Clare where we had lunch in a delightful little cafe. We then embarked on a walk along the footpaths through town and into the countryside……another delightful walk with such variety. Walking allows you to see the world at such a slower pace and the English footpaths allow closeup looks at villages, houses, and the countryside.

      Note: We have included a time lapse video Jim created of the sunset out our window overlooking the English countryside.      Read more

    • TravelerYorkshire And Beyond

      Day 11 - Anglo Saxons & Bury St. Edmunds

      September 20, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 63 °F

      We took a chance and visited a reconstructed Anglo Saxon village on an old archeological site nearby. To our surprise, it was excellent. Their museum gave a wonderful chronology of settlement in England. The reconstructed houses, based on archeological evidence at the site, was equally fascinating.

      We also visited market day in our host town of Bury St. Edmunds. It was quite active and the architecture in the downtown area was wonderful. England has something we now rarely have in the U.S…….bookstores. Jim and I enjoyed stopping in and browsing like the old days. However, Jim thought a nation like England should have a better collection of poetry in their bookstores.

      Rain cancelled our regular afternoon walk on the footpaths. Maybe tomorrow.      Read more

    • TravelerYorkshire And Beyond

      Day 12 - Windmills, Watermills & Dogs

      September 21, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

      Our morning outing was in the vicinity of the small village of Pakenham, which was nearby not only a windmill, but a water mill that began in 1089. After a quick photo stop by the windmill, we toured the working water mill that was actually in operation on our visit. It was fascinating and really one of the highlights of our trip so far. When constructing an itinerary, I like to include big name places, like Oxford, as well as great little sites that are off the beaten path. Of course, after the tour we stopped at the little outdoor cafe for tea. The cakes and scones were made by a group of women who were simply accepting donations for charity.

      Afterwards, we took in another walk. Instead of a walk through the countryside, it was in a park that has been around for over 200 years. Many of the trees were from all over the world and were huge due to their age. There were even a few enormous redwood trees.

      There are a couple of things we observe while on our walks. Walking in nature and the countryside is a big fabric of English life and we think it affects their tranquility and attachment to nature. Also, their dogs are a part of that walking as well as part of the rest of their lives. Dogs are everywhere, from footpaths to inside restaurants. Jim has noticed how well mannered the dogs are, like their English human owners.      Read more

    • TravelerYorkshire And Beyond

      Day 9 - To Bury St. Edmunds

      September 18, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F

      Today was a driving day where we changed our base of operation from Pickering to Bury St. Edmunds, 200 miles to the south. The weather was rainy, followed by sunshine, followed by rain, etc. …… I have always been aware of how quickly the weather changes in England. We stopped for lunch in the lovely town of Ely. It has a massive cathedral that I was able to peek into. The architecture of the town was also wonderful.

      Our new accommodation has more of a countryside location as opposed to the in-town lodging we had in Pickering. We try to acquire AirB&Bs with two bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen. We eat out during the day, but try to eat breakfast and dinner in. We have included a few photos. The view out our back window is of the lovely English countryside.      Read more

    • Do Škotske in nazaj 2022
      Day 27

      Holy Trinty Church, Long Melford

      August 10, 2022 in England ⋅ 🌙 20 °C

      Med malimi vasicami East Anglije (regija je obogatela v času volnene industrije), zagledava eno XL Abby! Impulziven postanek je res obogatil lokalni organist, ki je cerkev za naju ob 21h osvetlil, naju popeljal naokoli in odbite podrobnosti njene zgodovine.
      Vitez, ki ima grobnico v cerkvi, je bil velik donator za izgradnjo cerkve. Lokalnim trgovcem pa dal pravice in prostor za trgovanje za ceno ene rdeče vrtnice na tržni dan.
      V cerkvi so se ohranili dragoceni vitraži, katere so lokalci sneli z oken in zakopali v času evforičnega uničevanja cerkva s strani Heny VIII.
      Ena vitražna slika je tudi motiv za eno karto Alice v čudežni deži.
      Top odločitev.      Read more

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    • Traveler2019 Engeland
      Day 27

      16-8 Newmarket deel 1

      August 16, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 18 °C

      Op het grasveld naast mijn tent niet de beloofde groene spechten, alleen konijnen. De tocht begint mooi, nu wel door het centrum, toch wel leuk, langs de Cam, weer even omfietsen voor een opgebroken viaduct, maar minder ver dan gisteren. Daarna wat wisselend, soms minder leuk langs een drukke weg, maar dan altijd op een fietspad. Maar het is wel steeds zo leuk dat ik snel in de gaten heb als ik verkeerd zit.Tegen de middag gaat het regenen, dus ik doe een pub (nice timing). En fiets weer droog verder. Dat duurt helaas maar even en de route volgen is niet aldoor even makkelijk. Om half 3 ben ik in Newmarket. De eerste camping is nog 30 km weg (als het goed gaat) en eigenlijk wil ik even in Newmarket zijn ipv door heuen om een camping te halen. Dick Francis schrijft altijd over Newmarket, het is het centrum van de racepaarden. En ik ben ook dat gezeik met die campings zat. Gisteravond was mijn tablet verdwenen die ik in de "dames" aan het opladen was via een stopcontact voor scheerapparaten. Reden: dan wordt de stop overbelast en komt er brand. Ligt dit aan mij of is dit echt kul? Ik heb hem weer hoor, maar jemig.
      Kortom, als ik langs een hotel fiets dat "Heath" heet, zwicht ik. Vind 85 pond te duur en mag er vervolgens in met wandelkorting: 60 pond. En nu heb ik de Jockey club gezien,Tattersalls (mocht er eigenlijk niet in, maar dat stond er gelukkig niet en het hek was open), daar worden jaarlijks 10.000 renpaarden verhandeld, 3 trainingsstallen en The Gallops, dat is vlak naast mijn hotel. En omdat ik hier morgenochtend dus nog ben, kan ik een stukje training zien!
      Ik heb al 2 koppen english breakfast thee op met melk en suiker, het regent nog steeds en het is koud.
      Goed besluit.      Read more

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    • TravelerOur European Adventure 2018
      Day 129

      Ickworth: An Italianate Country House

      September 7, 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F

      This manor was built with a rotunda for entertaining, and the east wing for the family to live in. The west wing was just added for symmetry (and storage). The rotunda is embellished with Roman carvings.

      In the rotunda's Great Hall are columns (hollow and made to look like marble), a huge statue, and many paintings.      Read more

    • TravelerOur European Adventure 2018
      Day 129

      The Rotunda Rooms

      September 7, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F

      The Library walls are lined with a huge book collection, and show the curves of the rotunda. Lady Theodora, the 4th Marchioness, loved her husband's family and became its historian. She was instrumental in the cataloguing and conservation of the many collectibles, and she had the books rebound.

      Dinner was a grand affair with the huge silver collection.

      The Drawing Room is pink, to appeal to the ladies who withdrew there for tea after dinner. Displayed there is a miniature of the beloved Princess Charlotte of Wales. She would have become Queen after her father died, but she died before him, shortly after giving birth. This is why Victoria, a cousin, became queen.      Read more

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