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Stonehenge, Bath, and Avebury

Monday we got up early, tubed to Heathrow and rented a car. We wisely upgraded to an automatic with a GPS system. Whew…it’s a good thing we did or we’d still be trying to find our way out of Heathrow. It was quite a treat though as they gave us a Mercedes sedan…huge, luxurious, and safe…trust me when I say that there is a huge learning curve when one is forced to drive on the opposite side of the road. GH did a great job and the GPS (we named her Sheila) made sure we found our destinations.

Stonehenge was really cool. It is on a wind-swept plain with roadways off in the near distance. Next we drove to Bath. A picturesque town with tons of tourist shops, the baths, and a beautiful quality of light. On to Avebury which was my favorite stop of the day. The henges at Avebury are much older than Stonehenge. The are also larger and not hewn into shape…just rough. There are so many of them and they cover such a large area. Very cool and interesting.

Last night we had a enormously satisfying meal in a Belgium brasserie complete with the perfect frites and Belgium biers. Today it is a sunny day with temps expected to get in the 60’s so we are off to conquer the Tower of London.

Cheers!

March 27, 2007 | Filed Under London, food | 3 Comments 

Day three…Spring in London

Today we had some sun and warmer temps. We walked about and checked out Kensington Gardens, Green Park, and St. James Park. Buckingham Palace surprised me by its simplicity. We ended our day at The National Gallery and enjoyed its impressive collection. Before we left I picked up 4 prints in a neat print-your-own system they have.

We ate very well today. Dino’s in South Kensington was a superb lunch. I had the roast lamb, with veg aqnd potato and it hit the big spot. Alex dined on sirloin steak, and Dex and GH ate pasta carbonara. The tiramisu was delightful and the machiato was the best. Dinner was also in South Kensington at Spago. They do a fabulous wood-fired pizza and we we’re all quite satisfied and pleased. The time change to summer time was welcome and our internal clocks have finally synced up with our locale. Tomorrow we’re driving to Stonehenge, Salsibury, Avebury, and Bath.

Cheers!

March 25, 2007 | Filed Under London, food | 3 Comments 

London, day two…Borough Market

Comte

Cheese

sausages from ginger pig

Ros and Goon buying hagis

Mike and Trig

Andrew and Ros

We enjoyed a wonderful outing today at Borough Market with fellow blogger Ros and Andrew (aka Goon) and then we met Mike and Trig at the pub and had a great time. The market was incredible and I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s huge, with such a wide array of products. We later tried to go to the cinema to see Hot Fuzz but it is rated R-15 here so the boys couldn’t get in. The tube was so crowded tonight that it was overwhelming. Everyone was headed out for a night of fun.

All our bags finally arrived late last night. We are having a great time. These are only a few of the photos we took today…the rest will get flickered when I get a chance.

Cheers!

March 24, 2007 | Filed Under London, food | 3 Comments 

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