After three days of hiking, covering roughly 36 miles, today was a day of transit and tourism. Today we visit Chartwell, the home of Winston Churchill and family. I have always had an interest in Winston Churchill, not fanatical and certainly not in depth, but I have always been intrigued by this complex man whoContinue reading “Chartwell, a different perspective of a British Lion part one”
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Stonehenge what I expected but not.
So, before we move onto Stonehenge one more interesting story about Salisbury Cathedral. It moved. The castle, and adjacent cathedral, were originally built on top of a high hill that was easily defended. Unfortunately, it had a poor source of water and ultimately had to be moved. The story goes that the king had theContinue reading “Stonehenge what I expected but not.”
Salisbury and Stonehenge Day 0.a
Well contrary to the archetypal weather of England, today is clear blue skies and a brilliant sun Our original plan was to breeze through the Cathedral, hit Stonehenge and be back to Winchester by 2pm. But, to quote Robert Burns “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry”. But, in this case,Continue reading “Salisbury and Stonehenge Day 0.a”
Day 0 UK Arrival. Evensong Winchester Cathedral
Arrived in UK at sunrise, unfortunately clouds obscured most of London on the way in. So’ I estimated 2.5 hours to clear passport control and clear customs…..20 minutes! Wow, great right? Well, not if you booked the car to take us to Winchester at 9:30. So, we got to cool our heels for a bitContinue reading “Day 0 UK Arrival. Evensong Winchester Cathedral”
