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From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century—England, May, 2012

From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century—England, May, 2012

Part 8–Driving, Dining, & Sleeping in a Fairytale the Cotswolds Mid-afternoon that Sunday, we had walked back to the motel parking lot in Bath, climbed into our car, and had…

October 15, 2012No CommentRead More

From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century—England, May, 2012

From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century—England, May, 2012

Part 7: Experiencing Aquae Sulis—Roman & Medieval Baths, Jane Austen Centre, the Circus & the Royal Crescent While I don’t recall any difficulties driving to Bath (may have bounced off…

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From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century—England, May, 2012

From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century—England, May, 2012

Part 6: Tallest Spire in 21st Century England to a 2800 B.C. Stone Circle—All in a Single Day’s Travels Leaving the Heathrow Airport area, we took the motorway M3 using…

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From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century—England, May, 2012

From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century—England, May, 2012

Part 5:  A Day in Windsor & Driving Off to Explore More of England Friday dawned, and we were pleased to see the sun shining and most of the sky…

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From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century—England, May, 2012

From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century—England, May, 2012

Part 4: Browsing at Harrods, Walking Through War, Jiving with the “Jersey Boys” & Dining at Cafe Rouge The remainder of Ami’s and my Thursday afternoon was spent making our…

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From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century—England, May, 2012

From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century—England, May, 2012

Part 3:  The Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew, The Lion King, & the British Museum Since we were already three quarters of the way to Kew Gardens from London proper,…

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England, part 2—From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century

England, part 2—From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century

Part 2:  Shakespeare’s Globe, Cruising the Thames, Frolicking at Trafalgar Square, & Enjoying Wimbledon We awoke on Tuesday to gray skies, but no rain.  Both couples had tea and toast…

August 3, 2012No CommentRead More

England, part 1—From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century

England, part 1—From 2800 B.C. to the 21st Century

Part 1: 1000 Voices, Bearskin Hats, the Blitz, & Evensong For many years husband Dave had wanted to return to England since being stationed there with the Army in the…

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Shakespeare & More—England, Part 9

Shakespeare & More—England, Part 9

The Royal Shakespeare Co. in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Blenheim Palace, & Oxford My guidebook said it was less than a half an hour by car from Chipping Campden, and that proved to…

July 26, 2012No CommentRead More

An Exotic Last Night in Egypt, & Some Thoughts, Egypt, Part 13

An Exotic Last Night in Egypt, & Some Thoughts, Egypt, Part 13

Since it was 108º that day in Giza/Cairo no one, except me, in our group of four wanted to venture into Cairo from Giza after lunch (45 min. to an…

July 19, 2012No CommentRead More

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