** Travel Treasures **
We drove in from Margate and I managed to fill up the car and drop it off all without entering the Congestion Zone! Result. Then we caught a London Black Cab and took in a show - "The Play That Went Wrong". Before the show we sat outside a wine bar with glass in hand... Continue Reading →
It's ok everyone... I found the pretty part of Margate. It's on the other side from where we are staying. These benches all have carved memorials on them. What a fantastic idea and a great place to have them. Some had flowers attached, some had fresh flowers placed, some had people sitting having their lunch.... Continue Reading →
Rye has to be one of the quaintest little towns... with so many lovely, different little shops... Above that black door above says circa 1475!!!!! I mean... Simon's Pie Shop! #cuteas Purveyors of high class meat! Ashbee & Son... relatives of Kel Knight? And.... hats! I think we should bring back wearing hats. We headed... Continue Reading →
A few months back I was contacted through a DNA match by our 8th cousin who lives in East Sussex in England. He was able to fill in some gaps on Me Jen's maternal side and we, in turn, were able to fill in the gaps of what happened to our line going forward. Well... Continue Reading →
We woke up to a grey, drizzly day! Even though the UK has had one of their wettest summer's, this sort of weather behaviour is not something that we're used to, thank you very much. Our destination today is the villages of Northiam & Beckley, home to our maternal side - to be exact, my... Continue Reading →
"What is a weekend?" Dowager Countess - Downton Abbey https://youtu.be/onUkNsXks54?feature=shared I can't quite believe it... Today we went to Highclere Castle! Home to the Grantham family in Downton Abbey. If you haven't binged the entirety of all six seasons + Christmas specials + movies, then I won't give a give anything away. Me Jenny and... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was a rest day for Me Jenny whilst I headed over to the lovely village of Marlborough to catch up with some of the best people I know. I met this group of lovelies in an 'old bloke's pub' called Sully's in South London almost 20 years ago. Most have moved out of London... Continue Reading →
I thought I may have bragged a bit too much the past two days about all the sunshine that we'd brought with us... today wasn't looking too flash. But luckily, there was just enough blue to patch a Dutchman's trousers! " Well, that's a weird thing to say", I can hear you all saying, but... Continue Reading →
The room we are staying in at the Bedford Arms is a relatively newish addition to the original building. They must have had some feedback before building them suggesting that the rooms needed more power points... there are hundreds! There are also switches that turn everything on and off and switches that don't do anything.... Continue Reading →
Today we woke up to this beautiful day. Would you call this 'cloudy'? Last night we made a spur of the moment decision that we would visit the Waddesdon Manor to see how the other half live. This enormous estate is owned by the Rothschild family and it was quite spectacular. Sitting high up on... Continue Reading →
Day 1: After the mammoth flight into Heathrow, of which I slept approximately 15 of the 13 hours in the air, we grabbed our hire car and headed, in peak school drop off traffic, toward Southall (not far from Heathrow) and our first graveyard. I had done many hours of online research, so I was... Continue Reading →
I haven't done this in a while. My last post was in the middle of 2021. A lot has happened between now and then. There's been a pandemic, personal loss and heartbreak, a change in career, new skills learned & a few epiphanies - one being that life is short and I want to make... Continue Reading →
Well..... I've actually been home for a few weeks now, but I wanted to finish what I started, so here are the last few days of my trip. Enjoy! About a hundred years ago I taught at a school in Dartford, Kent, England, UK. I arranged to meet up with two of my favourite ladies... Continue Reading →
Who remembers the 70s TV show 'The Good Life'? With Tom and Barbara Good, played by Felicity Kendal and Richard Briers and their neighbours, Margot and Jerry Leadbetter played by Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington. Well... this show was set in the London suburb of Surbiton. The same suburb that my friend, Saskia lives and... Continue Reading →
Today Tans and I hit the matinée scene at The Savoy Theatre to see "Funny Girl" the musical made famous by the absolutely fabulous Barbra Streisand. The story of Fanny Brice and how she rose to stardom. This version was staring Sheridan Smith in the lead role as Fanny and I couldn't wait. I fangirled... Continue Reading →
There is a new kid on the block in the 'places to go and have a drink with an awesome view' campaign. The newest and hippest place to be is at the top of the Walkie Talkie Building - so called because it's the shape of old fashioned walkie talkies..... good luck explaining that to the kids... Continue Reading →
This is my last week in London, England and Europe so my lovely friend Tans has taken the week off work so we can spend some quality time hanging out together. Across from Tanya's flat in South West London is a great park, complete with its own cafe. One of the owners went to Melbourne... Continue Reading →
100 years ago when I lived in London my flatmate's circumstances changed leaving me a bit high and dry on the "someone to live with" front. So I set out looking for 'flatmate wanted' ads. After going to visit substandard houses and meet dubious housemates I came across an ad that seemed too perfect to be... Continue Reading →
This weekend, my lovely friend Saskia showed me around her hometown of Liverpool. The home of the Scouser. The birthplace of The Beatles. The city that has the biggest Chinese arch outside of China. The cultural hub that has more museums and galleries than anywhere else in the UK outside of London. This town also has the... Continue Reading →
After an entire day of doing absolutely nothing yesterday, today was all about doing something. I have been wearing the same 4 sets of clothes now for 2 months, 1 week and 5 days so today's 'something' was to find something to give the suitcase wardrobe a bit of pep. En route to Oxford Street... Continue Reading →