Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Valentines in Wales
Sunday 14 February - We had a lovely half-day horseback ride in Wales. We lucked out and had a beautiful morning with blues skies and not freezing temperatures. We visited a barn just outside Crickhowell where we rode Welsh Cobs through the very hilly terrain. It was a bit muddy but a very fun time. We definitely both missed being in the saddle and I spending time outside in the country so it was a great treat. We stopped for a bite to eat in Hay-on-Wye and visited a few shops before heading home to Bristol for a nice Valentine's dinner.
Medieval Marlborough
Saturday 13 February - Having rented a car for the Holiday weekend we took a drive to the Medieval market town of Marlborough. It has a traditional wide high street lined with shops and we were lucky enough to catch the market set up in the middle of the street. I found a nice planter for the balcony and some nice cheeses at the market. We strolled around the town and poked in the shops before having lunch and then tea and cake. Some more walking along the river to see the ducks and more hens and then back in the car to head back to Bristol.
Bradford to Bath by Foot
Saturday 6 February - Feeling adventurous, we took the train to Bradford and decided to trek the 13 miles to Bath along the riverboat canal. It was a lovely walk and took us about 3 1/2 hours. The only downside was the distinct lack of pubs and since we left Bradford shortly before 12 we were duly starving by the time we reached Bath. It is definitely an accomplishment we won't forget any time soon and we saw some lovely scenes and made the most of a partly sunny day in England.
Winchester Winter Day
Saturday 22 January - Ian and I managed to reunite with our good friends Emma and Dave (whom we met when we lived in La Baule, France) and whom we have not seen for almost a year. We got to visit their new home in Fareham and visit the beach which was refreshing despite the wintery weather. We also visited a very charming town nearby, Winchester. Which was once the capital of England in King Alfred's day and has many associations with the great king. We took a nice stroll through the town which is packed with cute shops and interesting building as well as lovely park along the river and a renowned boys school. Then we had a lovely pub lunch before catching the train back to Bristol.
New posts at last
Apologies for being remiss with my posting. Ian and I had a lovely time in Egypt, there are far to many photos and memories to post here, but you can see some photos on picassa in ianandjessiegypt2009 password luxorkarnak. We also enjoyed a very pleasant christmas with my mom and Randy here in England. We did quite a bit of exploring and visiting some of our favorite haunts here in Bristol. January was a slow month for us, I think we were both fighting the winter blues but we are starting to get more active and do more things so there is more to report here on the blog. Hope you like the new posts, hopefully I will be better at keeping up with posts in the future.
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