I woke up to find that my back was thankfully back to normal with no unpleasant twinging pains. We decided to visit a National Trust property called The Vyne and arrived just as it opened. We obtained a timed ticket and set out towards the house. After a slight detour due to faulty map reading [...]
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Winchester – Day Three
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 26th 2014
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Winchester – Day Two
After a good nights sleep my back was still playing up so I had to be careful and keep my back straight. The hotel breakfast was good and unlike the breakfast experience in London it was an enjoyable, relaxing affair looking out over the Cathedral grounds.
After breakfast we set off for Avebury to pick up where [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 25th 2014
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Winchester – Day One
We were a little behind schedule and left an hour later than planned. We had decided against plan A which was a visit to Avebury to break our journey to Winchester. We didn’t want to rush the visit. As we journeyed south we also shelved plan B which was to visit a National Trust property [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 24th 2014
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The Wanderer Returns
We had a lovely relaxing eight day holiday in Winchester and after a brief relaxing stop for lunch and exploration on our way home we arrived home quite early on Saturday afternoon. Mr C departed to obtain provisions for the week and I phoned my Mum to see how she was and learned the sad [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 23rd 2014
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Kitchen W8
On arrival at Kitchen W8 we were offered an aperitif, perhaps we would like champagne? A perfect option to celebrate the birthday of a gentleman reaching a certain age. The food was delicious, the waiter attentive and always asking before pouring more wine. A perfect end to our stay in London.
His Choices:
Her Choices:
16 Comments CherryPie on Sep 19th 2014
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Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle
By Yinka Shonibare
Shonibare’s scale model of Nelson’s flagship, Victory, is the world’s largest ship in a bottle. The model is rigged with sails, naval ensigns and signal flags shown as they were on the day of the Battle of Trafalgar. The only significant departure from historical reality is the design of the 37 sails, which [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 18th 2014
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Altazimuth Pavilion Weather Vane
The Altazimuth Pavilion is topped with an unusual weather vane.
It is modelled on Halley’s Comet, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. It was erected in June 1901, a few years after the building was completed but in time for the comet’s return in 1909. There is a clear link with the Observatory’s history since Halley [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2014
