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We flew to London and stayed for a couple of nights
Travelled to Shrewsbury for a night
Spent two nights in Caernarvon
two weeks in Barnsley and three more nights in London
For scale, London to Barnsley is about 150 miles
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map1.jpg - We flew to London and stayed for a couple of nights For scale, London to Barnsley is about 150 miles |
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map2.jpg - From Barnsley we made day trips to Yorkshire (countryside), York, Leeds, Sheffield, Derbyshire (countryside), Nottingham, the Potteries (Stafford) and the East Coast which is off the map to the top right For scale, Leeds to Barnsley is 20 miles |
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CIMG4569.JPG - Wed Aug 19 The first stop was the Air Forces Memorial. A quadrangle with beautiful grounds … |
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CIMG4568.JPG - Wed Aug 19 …and an amazing number of names |
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CIMG4570.JPG - Wed Aug 19 Next we walked down through the woods to the banks of the Thames seeing Arum Lily fruits on the way |
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CIMG4572.JPG - Wed Aug 19 The Magna Carta was signed at Runnymede - it was the first ever Bill Of Rights; forced by the Nobles on the King in 1215 |
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CIMG4574.JPG - Wed Aug 19 It limited the powers of the King to punish people and take their property without recourse |
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CIMG4577.JPG - Wed Aug 19 Interestingly, the memorial was provided by the Amercan Bar Association. |
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CIMG4578.JPG - Wed Aug 19 The Thames was beatiful |
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CIMG4581.JPG - Wed Aug 19 Next stop, on the way back was at Windsor Castle |
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CIMG4583.JPG - Wed Aug 19 Windsor Castle |
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CIMG4584.JPG - Wed Aug 19 Windsor Castle |
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CIMG4585.JPG - Wed Aug 19 Windsor Church |
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CIMG4589.JPG - Wed Aug 19 Windsor Castle |
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CIMG4591.JPG - Wed Aug 19 Windsor Town Hall was designed by Sir Christopher Wren (He also did St. Paul's cathedral). His design had pillars around the periphery to support the floor above but nothing in the middle. The design was refused as unstable.So he built it with four pillars arranged in the center under the top storey. ...But, unbeknownst to the committee he left an inch of air above each of the pillars and it is still standing. |
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CIMG4592.JPG - Wed Aug 19 So, back to Hideaway House, the B&B The next day we had wonderful, camera-less day at Kew Gardens |
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CIMG4593.JPG - Fri Aug 21 Friday morning we left for North Wales. The first stop was Bletchley Park. |
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CIMG4596.JPG - Fri Aug 21 It was the most richly decorated "small" House we have seen |
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CIMG4597.JPG - Fri Aug 21 It was where the "Enigma" German code was solved in 1940 and was a significant factor in winning the war. The first programmable computer was also built here |
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CIMG4622.JPG - Fri Aug 21 On to a B&B in Shrewsbury on the border of England and Wales. This was built in the 1400s. |
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CIMG4623.JPG - Fri Aug 21 It had creaks to match its age |
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CIMG4608.JPG - Fri Aug 21 Shrewsbury has a castle |
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CIMG4614.JPG - Fri Aug 21 surrounded by magnificent gardens |
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CIMG4617.JPG - Fri Aug 21 Castle Gardens |
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CIMG4618.JPG - Fri Aug 21 Castle Gardens |
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CIMG4604.JPG - Fri Aug 21 Darwin grew up in Shrewsbury and they were celebrating his 200th birthday |
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CIMG4615.JPG - Fri Aug 21 Castle Gardens |
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CIMG4627.JPG - Sat Aug 22 On to Wales. Welsh is an ancient language still spoken quite widely. It has some different pronunciations, for example -w- is pronounced like the -uu- in vacuum (which we call a double -u-!!) and double -L- sounds as though you are clearing your throat. |
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CIMG4628.JPG - Sat Aug 22 The first stop was Betws-y-Coed (pronounced bet-oose-i-co-ed) and the Swallow Falls. We are getting into the mountains and this is quite alpine in appearance. |
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CIMG4647.JPG - Sat Aug 22 Caernarvon was our next two nights. The castle is one of the largest and is where the Prince of Wales - the eldest son of the English Sovereign is Invested. The Welsh spelling is Caernarfon - they pronounce -f- like an English -v- and need-ff- to produce the English -f- sound |
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CIMG4642.JPG - Sat Aug 22 The castle wall extends around the whole old town |
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CIMG4640.JPG - Sat Aug 22 Town Wall |
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CIMG4651.JPG - Sun Aug 23 Beaumaris Castle was the goal the next day. It is just across the water in Anglesey - a Welsh island. |
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CIMG4650.JPG - Sun Aug 23 Across from a rather splendid pub. Note the rain - it rained a little almost every day, but not enough to spoil things. |
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CIMG4656.JPG - Sun Aug 23 On the way back we stopped in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch which is a village where the main street is a little shorter than its name. Here is the pronunciation |
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CIMG4664.JPG - Mon Aug 24 The next day we travelled to Barnsley, first stopping at Aber Falls - a delightful walk in perfect weather |
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CIMG4666.JPG - Mon Aug 24 This was our first Kissing Gate, designed to prevent animals from getting through by having a swinging gate with a cage big enough for a person to get through. The kissing part is the toll that is invariably levied by the first person through. |
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CIMG4669.JPG - Mon Aug 24 A beautiful bench |
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CIMG4674.JPG - Mon Aug 24 The hills are slate which easily splits into sheets. These are useful for roofs and fences and paving stones and…. And cheap |
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CIMG4677.JPG - Mon Aug 24 We passed horses that were not afraid |
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CIMG4680.JPG - Mon Aug 24 and gorgeous heather-covered hillsides |
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CIMG4683.JPG - Mon Aug 24 and trees covered with edible blackberries and sloe berries |
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CIMG4686.JPG - Mon Aug 24 and harebells |
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CIMG4688.JPG - Mon Aug 24 and rowan trees aka mountain ash |
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CIMG4692.JPG - Mon Aug 24 and resting places |
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CIMG4693.JPG - Mon Aug 24 and more heather |
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CIMG4694.JPG - Mon Aug 24 and fox gloves |
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CIMG4697.JPG - Mon Aug 24 and finally the falls |
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CIMG4701.JPG - Mon Aug 24 Aber Falls |
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CIMG4702.JPG - Mon Aug 24 Aber Falls |
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CIMG4703.JPG - Mon Aug 24 Aber Falls |
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CIMG4709.JPG - Mon Aug 24 Back to the road past a cottage and on to Barnsley |
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CIMG4744.JPG - Tue Aug 25 Our Barnsley home |
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CIMG4739.JPG - Tue Aug 25 ...and the view from the bedroom window |
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CIMG4714.JPG - Tue Aug 25 Our first day in Barnsley we made a nostalgia trip to Leeds via Wakefield |
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CIMG4711.JPG - Tue Aug 25 The chantry chapel - privately built in the 1300s probably to ease a rich man into heaven |
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CIMG4722.JPG - Tue Aug 25 Peter's Mother was born in the house that used to be here |
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CIMG4725.JPG - Tue Aug 25 Farnley Hall where Grandfather used to be the go-to man |
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CIMG4735.JPG - Tue Aug 25 Farnley Church (Church of England) |
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CIMG4749.JPG - Thu Aug 27 A day out in Derbyshire. Chesterfield Church Spire |
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CIMG4751.JPG - Thu Aug 27 The well dressing at Holymoorside. Well dressings are at the village well and are an originally pagan custom taken over and now fully supported by the church |
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CIMG4753.JPG - Thu Aug 27 The theme for this village (about twenty villages have well dressings) was Darwin and his voyage on the Beagle seen here. |
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CIMG4754.JPG - Thu Aug 27 The picture is made of natural objects such as flower petals, leaves and stones pressed into clay |
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CIMG4755.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Well dressing detail |
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CIMG4756.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Well dressing detail |
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CIMG4757.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Well dressing detail |
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CIMG4766.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Well dressing detail |
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CIMG4758.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Well dressing detail |
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CIMG4752.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Many wells have a picture created by the children. In this case it is Barbie! Since Darwin was 200 years old and Barbie was 50 years old I guess it is a logical choice? |
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CIMG4760.JPG - Thu Aug 27 The local Methodist Chapel was having a Flower Celebration with remembrances for its members |
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CIMG4762.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Flower Celebration |
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CIMG4764.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Flower Celebration |
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CIMG4765.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Flower Celebration |
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CIMG4770.JPG - Thu Aug 27 The next stop was Eyam. The village had the misfortune to order a bolt of cloth from London in 1665. It contained fleas infected with the bubuonic plague which killed over 100,000 in London. |
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CIMG4772.JPG - Thu Aug 27 The village isolated itself and prevented the plague from spreading |
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CIMG4782.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Plague Cottage |
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CIMG4779.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Eyam Church |
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CIMG4778.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Its sundial-clock |
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CIMG4777.JPG - Thu Aug 27 The churchyard contains a Saxon Cross from 800 A.D. |
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CIMG4787.JPG - Thu Aug 27 We found the villagers making their well dressing which was to be dedicated that weekend |
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CIMG4788.JPG - Thu Aug 27 It included a childrens well dressing |
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CIMG4790.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Creating a well dressing |
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CIMG4802.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Next stop was Monsal Dale The white specks are geese being reared for Christmas Dinner |
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CIMG4798.JPG - Thu Aug 27 which is spanned by an old railway viaduct which is now a hiking trail |
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CIMG4792.JPG - Thu Aug 27 with a pretty river running through it |
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CIMG4800.JPG - Thu Aug 27 a weir provides an ideal fish habitat ($40/day for a fishing ticket) |
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CIMG4801.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Beautiful Weir |
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CIMG4803.JPG - Thu Aug 27 Then Lathkill Dale |
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CIMG4804.JPG - Thu Aug 27 More great fishing |
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CIMG4811.JPG - Fri Aug 28 Next day, just up from the house is the South Yorkshire Sculpture Gardens - it took over the grounds of a stately home. |
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CIMG4813.JPG - Fri Aug 28 Sculpture Gardens |
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CIMG4814.JPG - Fri Aug 28 Sculpture Gardens |
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CIMG4818.JPG - Fri Aug 28 Sculpture Gardens |
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CIMG4819.JPG - Fri Aug 28 Sculpture Gardens |
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CIMG4816.JPG - Fri Aug 28 It also had hedgehogs |
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CIMG4808.JPG - Fri Aug 28 Sculpture Gardens |
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CIMG4807.JPG - Fri Aug 28 and fine old trees. That night Peters brother John arrived for the weekend |
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CIMG4824.JPG - Sat Aug 29 The next day the three of us went to the East Coast. The first stop was Beverley Minister |
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CIMG4831.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Beverley Minster |
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CIMG4832.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Beverley Minster |
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CIMG4833.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Beverley Minster |
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CIMG4834.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Beverley Minster |
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CIMG4835.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Beverley Minster |
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CIMG4836.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Beverley Minster |
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CIMG4845.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Beverley Minster |
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DSCF1380.JPG - Sat Aug 29 We visited Flamborough Head with chalk cliffs up to 400 feet high |
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DSCF1382.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Flamborough |
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DSCF1383.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Flamborough |
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DSCF1385.JPG - Sat Aug 29 And then Filey Brigg |
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DSCF1386.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Filey |
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DSCF1387.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Filey |
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CIMG4849.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Followed by Whiby with its Abbey |
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CIMG4851.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Brothers… |
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CIMG4854.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Whitby |
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CIMG4860.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Dracula's Coffin was washed up at the cliffs below Whitby Abbey (truth!) but this is not the coffin, nor the contents |
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DSCF1394.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Whitby |
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DSCF1395.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Whitby |
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DSCF1396.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Whitby |
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DSCF1399.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Later we went down into the town of Whitby. This is a fishing town from which Captain Cook sailed to discover much of the South Pacific |
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DSCF1400.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Whitby |
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DSCF1402.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Although it was a bit chilly |
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DSCF1404.JPG - Sat Aug 29 The setting sun provided some amusement |
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DSCF1406.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Whitby |
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DSCF1407.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Whitby |
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CIMG4862.JPG - Sat Aug 29 Whitby |
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CIMG4865.JPG - Sat Aug 29 The old lifeboat from the 1940's is now used for pleasure trips |
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CIMG4874.JPG - Mon Aug 31 The next day was to Sherwood Forest and Nottingham |
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CIMG4875.JPG - Mon Aug 31 Sherwood Forest |
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CIMG4882.JPG - Mon Aug 31 The Major Oak is the largest oak in England |
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CIMG4883.JPG - Mon Aug 31 Sherwood Forest |
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CIMG4891.JPG - Mon Aug 31 And there are a lot of other very old trees in the area |
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CIMG4892.JPG - Mon Aug 31 Sherwood Forest |
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CIMG4893.JPG - Mon Aug 31 Kids love the Robin Hood story |
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CIMG4896.JPG - Mon Aug 31 Nottingham is not complete without reference to the crusades |
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CIMG4895.JPG - Mon Aug 31 The Trip to Jerusalem, carved out of the rock on which stands Nottingham Castle |
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CIMG4898.JPG - Mon Aug 31 …and feeling up Robin |
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CIMG4901.JPG - Tue Sep 1 The next day was Bolton Abbey and the Bronte country. At Bolton Abbey they just let the sheep out |
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CIMG4925.JPG - Tue Sep 1 Bolton Abbey |
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CIMG4902.JPG - Tue Sep 1 In front of the main house |
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CIMG4926.JPG - Tue Sep 1 Bolton Abbey |
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CIMG4909.JPG - Tue Sep 1 The Abbey was still awe-inspiring |
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CIMG4910.JPG - Tue Sep 1 Bolton Abbey |
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CIMG4915.JPG - Tue Sep 1 Bolton Abbey |
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CIMG4918.JPG - Tue Sep 1 Bolton Abbey |
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CIMG4921.JPG - Tue Sep 1 The church literally attached to the abbey is still active |
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CIMG4930.JPG - Tue Sep 1 In Haworth we went to the Bronte Museum |
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CIMG4931.JPG - Wed Sep 2 We spent the day in Leeds again, visiting St. Peters church downtown |
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CIMG4932.JPG - Wed Sep 2 and the Corn Exchange |
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CIMG4936.JPG - Wed Sep 2 Corn Exchange |
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CIMG4948.JPG - Thu Sep 3 The next day was in York. Diane took pictures of mail delivery for her son who works for the Post Office |
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CIMG4949.JPG - Thu Sep 3 and we visited York Minster which is the #2 church in Britain |
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CIMG4951.JPG - Thu Sep 3 and the Shambles which is a very old shopping street |
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CIMG4953.JPG - Thu Sep 3 and the little church across from the minster where Guy Fawkes was married (he is the Guy that tried to blow up the Houses of Parliamtn on November 5th |
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CIMG4967.JPG - Fri Sep 4 We visited the pottery district where all the famous china is manufactured and toured the Wedgewood visitor center. Cheadle, near by, has a fantastic Victorian church that is the most decorated I have ever seen in Britain |
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CIMG4957.JPG - Fri Sep 4 Cheadle Catholic Church |
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CIMG4960.JPG - Fri Sep 4 Cheadle Catholic Church |
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CIMG4962.JPG - Fri Sep 4 Cheadle Catholic Church |
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CIMG4965.JPG - Fri Sep 4 Cheadle Catholic Church |
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CIMG4966.JPG - Fri Sep 4 Cheadle Catholic Church |
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CIMG4974.JPG - Fri Sep 4 On the way home we went to Ilam |
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CIMG4978.JPG - Fri Sep 4 and Dove Dale. This is where Isaak Walton wrote The Compleat Angler. One of the prettiest of the Derbyshire Dales |
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CIMG4979.JPG - Fri Sep 4 Dove Dale |
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CIMG4980.JPG - Fri Sep 4 Dove Dale |
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CIMG4982.JPG - Fri Sep 4 Dove Dale |
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CIMG4983.JPG - Fri Sep 4 The river was flooding (all the rain!) but we managed to forge a path |
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CIMG4984.JPG - Sat Sep 5 On Saturday we were all ready to go to the Chatsworth Country Fair, but when we found they charged $25 each for entry we went to Bakewell just down the road |
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CIMG4985.JPG - Sat Sep 5 Bakewell |
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CIMG4986.JPG - Sat Sep 5 Bakewell |
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CIMG4987.JPG - Sat Sep 5 On the way home we found a cricket match and stayed to watch for a short while |
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CIMG4991.JPG - Sat Sep 5 Cricket |
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CIMG4992.JPG - Mon Sep 7 We spent the last two days in London. Trafalgar Square |
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CIMG4993.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Trafalgar Square |
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CIMG4994.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Trafalgar Square |
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CIMG4999.JPG - Mon Sep 7 St Martins in the Field is at the side of the square and we visited |
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CIMG5000.JPG - Mon Sep 7 A very unusual statue outside |
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CIMG5002.JPG - Mon Sep 7 St Martins |
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CIMG5003.JPG - Mon Sep 7 And a cafeteria in the crypt |
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CIMG5009.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Admiralty Arch leads from Trafalgar Square to Bucking ham Palace |
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CIMG5012.JPG - Mon Sep 7 But we went via the Horse Guard Parade |
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CIMG5013.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Horse Guards |
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CIMG5014.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Horse Guards |
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CIMG5015.JPG - Mon Sep 7 and St James Park |
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CIMG5017.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Squirrel Feeding |
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CIMG5018.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Moorhen Feeding |
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CIMG5020.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Autumn Crocuses |
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CIMG5023.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Australian Black Swan |
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CIMG5026.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Diana Memorial Walk |
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CIMG5029.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Big trees |
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CIMG5036.JPG - Mon Sep 7 The duck pond |
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CIMG5038.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Buckingham Palace |
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CIMG5034.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Buckingham Palace |
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CIMG5035.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Buckingham Palace |
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CIMG5049.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Westminster Abbey |
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CIMG5054.JPG - Mon Sep 7 Big Ben |
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CIMG5060.JPG - Mon Sep 7 The BIG WHEEL. It rotates very slowly, but continuously, and passengers mount and dismount from a moving walkway that goes at the sam speed (when they are at ground level) |
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CIMG5072.JPG - Tue Sep 8 Our final day we took a boat ride down the river to Tower Bridge |
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CIMG5074.JPG - Tue Sep 8 and the Tower of London |
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CIMG5076.JPG - Tue Sep 8 We passed a new building that lights up with green lights at night. It is called The Gherkin. There is a local myth that this is the headquarters of Viagra. I think it is actually Preparation H |
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CIMG5078.JPG - Tue Sep 8 We finished by meeting Tanis, Tarja and their Mother at Harrods |
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CIMG5077.JPG - Tue Sep 8 ---THE END--- |