England 2006
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The Balettie Bunch invade England!
More pictures can be found here in our England 2006 photo gallery.
UK 2006 - Day 7(a): Give my
regards...Part 11 of the England 2006 trip
report:
We're up to Thursday now... only
today and tomorrow before we have to end our
English holiday and return home.
Today's
morning and afternoon adventures take us through
the beautiful Cotswolds region of the English
Midlands. The Cotswolds are to England what the
Hill Country west of Austin is to Texas... if
you throw in a number of really cool little
villages with pubs, shopping, and scenery!!!
Kathy
and I toured a number of the Cotswold villages
the last time (Broadway, Chipping Campden, Upper
and Lower Slaughter, Stow-on-the-Wold,
Bourton-on-the-Water, etc.), but we'll be
concentrating on the first two of that list this
time with the kids. So... we make it to Broadway
mid-morning and park. It's another glorious
English summer day - although a tad bit hazier
than it has been earlier in the
week.
So... up and down Broadway's "High
Street" we go!
There's a very
interesting memorial in the middle of the
village for those lost in WWI. The individual
names were inscribed around the bottom of the
memorial.
Since we purposely
had a very light breakfast and were planning a
later lunch, we stopped for a mid-morning cream
tea (tea with scones plus clotted cream and
jam!!!) at a great little shop in Broadway...
here's what's left!!! (This is what it looks like
before-hand... from our 2001 visit)
The houses, shops,
hedges, and gardens are all picturesque... so I
"picture-esque" them:
Most of the buildings
had authentic slate roofs!!
In 2001, I... um...
"acquired" a street sign from Broadway.
Everywhere in England you can see "No Fouling",
"Please do not allow your dog to foul", etc.
signs... they're effectively a "if your dog
poops, pick it up" reminder! I loved how polite
they were... so... I own one from five years
ago.
When we walked past the spot
where the sign *USED* to be... I noticed... Wow!
The spot was still "sign-less". I feel only
slightly guilty.
Julian wanted his own
sign, but they've gotten smarter and now have
them strapped with metal bands to the light
poles... ha!
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Good advice:
... and a variation
on "Mind the Gap!"
Some more touring
(and pictures) later, we head to the Horse and
Hound pub for lunch!
... and bid farewell
to the village of Broadway. Next up is the
famous Broadway Tower and the village of
Chipping Campden.
This way for more adventures!!!!!
-or-
... back to the Adventures in England page!
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