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The Cotswold Way-Doesn’t Miss A Hilltop
Day 4 After a torrential morning downpour during our breakfast time, the sun reappeared (yay!) when we headed out on the trail. By the end of the day we had climbed up to the top of three different nature parks, all with impressive distant views. All very pretty but what happened to the charming villages…
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The Cotswold Way-Not My Favorite Day
Day 3 It rained overnight, but by the time we woke up it was dry but blustery. There didn’t seem to be much hope of sunny weather today. The walk out of town took us past a cricket club and along a nice, easy walking country road. Then we took a turn into yet another…
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The Cotswold Way-No Tipping
Day 2 The sun was out and it was a beautiful day. Our guidebook promised a 12-mile walk to Winchcombe which is where we would spend the night. It also promised a couple pretty steep climbs and we tackled the first one soon after leaving the town limits of Broadway. Today we skirted around fields…
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The Cotswold Way-Our Broadway Debut
Day 1 The time had come to get back on the trail and we were ready. The pub crowd below our bedroom Wednesday night was heavily vested in the televised soccer/football match, cheering, drinking and carrying on. Once it became clear the match was over, the music started up until about 11:00. Fortunately we had…
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The Cotswold Way-Chipping Campden
Two trains and a bus transported us across England, from York to Chipping Campden, where we will spend two nights before we set foot along the 102-mile Cotswold Way.This quintessential English Village was known as a wool trading center in the Middle Ages. Today, there is an active arts and crafts community as well as…
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Adventures In Great Britain-Castles And Kings
A short train ride took us out of York on a day trip to the town of Knaresborough. Described as a “ must-visit” market town in North Yorkshire, we took a chance and chose it from a list of towns our apartment host had recommended.We missed the Wednesday market day, but the small town square…
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Adventures in Great Britain-York Minster
Although it is a cathedral and the seat of the Archbishop of York, the term “minster” is used to honor important churches in England, ones that were once missionary teaching churches.York Minster was built between the years 1230-1472 and is a Protestant Denomination. We bought our tickets to wander through York Minster and to make…
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Adventures In Great Britain-History
We’ve been in historic York, England for the week, sleeping in (me) while Reg rises early and waits to make our morning coffee. To orient ourselves we opted for the 2-mile City Wall Walk on our first full day. The Micklegate Bar, just down the street from our apartment, was a convenient starting point. The…
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Adventures In Great Britain-Pubs
We flew out of Rome on Monday, landing in London for the night. The culture shock was immediate, and so was the desire to eat something other than pizza or pasta. We got settled in our tiny room just down the street from Kings Cross Station, then went hunting for an authentic pub with traditional…
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