More picture show, long about July 3–4: Yes, they ride a wave in a creek! Photos just don’t do any of it justice. We’ll be home soon. Thanks for reading!
June 29 through July 4 Dear friends and readers, our time here is moving way too fast relative to my chronicaling speed. Today is our last full day in Munich. What follows is a photo documentary of lots of what we’ve seen and done in this stunning land. To be continued . . .
Sunday, June 27 Bidding a reluctant good-bye to Brailes, we left for Oxford. Lou parked there, and the three of us boarded a bus to London. There, within a block of the Victoria Coach Station, Lou’s friend Hermione lent us an extra apartment for the night. Built in the 1930s, the place featured cool architectural details. …
Saturday, June 26 I brought several thematic music programs with me. To express our gratitude to our new Brailes friends for their warm hospitality, we treated them to the ever-popular Jungle Jive party on our last night in the village. Lina drew and individually colored the invitations, which were then hand-delivered. Costumes were encouraged. We decorated Lou’s garden shed with vines, …
Friday, June 25 – only six more shopping months till Xmas After a day of blog catch-up and domesticity, we headed to Tackley, about half an hour east. Here, on the village green, performed the Giffords Circus, a regional-only troupe based in the Cotswolds. He ultimately did five! Just fabulous. A pint afterwards at the …
Thursday, June 24 A relaxing time, excellent for blogging and rest. We headed out in the evening to attend a herb walk some distance into the Cotswolds. On the way, we stopped at a megalithic stone circle. This alignmnent of rocks dates from 2500 BC. The other two groupings are of different ages. The water-eroded chunks reminded …
Wednesday, June 23 This day saw us reunited and heading south together. I got on the iron horse in E-burgh and marveled at the sights my route afforded through the Lowlands of south Scotland. With an emotional farewell to fair Caledonia, I watched the hedgerows reappear as England welcomed me again. By 11:30 a.m., I was off …
While Howie is in Scotland, Linda visited the Lake District in North England with Louisa. Sunday, June 20 Louisa and I arrived in the famous Lake District of Cumbria about 1:00. We enjoyed tea and scones near Dove Cottage, former home of William Wordsworth. It’s no wonder that such romantic poetry was created here. The landscapes are so …
Tuesday, June 22 I got back from Glenshee yester-evening with just enough time to down a half-pint at the Conan Doyle pub before hoofing it over to Waverley Bridge. There I paid 14 Scottish pounds for 24-hours’ worth of hop-on, hop-off touring on four open-top vehicles on four routes through the city. No, I didn’t sign …
Summer Solstice: Monday, June 21 On this longest day, I leaped out of bed, intending to visit ancestral stomping grounds up in the Highlands. First step: find a nearby car to hire. By 10:30 or so, I was behind the wheel of a sleek, black Opal Astra, negotiating my way through Edinburgh traffic. Two adjacent roundabouts …