Shortly after lunchtime the sun made a brief appearance so I grabbed my my camera and headed off to Buildwas Abbey. It is a perfect tranquil place to enjoy the sunshine.
As I a sat on a bench I was reminded of a previous visit when I was treated to the sounds of a Benedictine chant [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Out & About
A Window of Sunshine
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 2nd 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Colwall 2016, Holidays
Colwall – Day Two
We booked an early morning call to make sure we were awake in time for breakfast. The early morning call didn’t happen, but luckily we were awake anyway!
I started breakfast with mixed fresh fruit, during which time our breakfast order was taken. Shortly afterwards a complimentary glass of Prosecco arrived, followed almost immediately by the cooked [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 23rd 2016
Filed under Holidays, Science & Nature, Winchester 2014
Beaulieu
There is more to Beaulieu than the acclaimed motor museum. The footprint of the Cistercian Abbey church can still be seen next to the cloister and chapter house. One can only wonder what the building would have been like. One of only four monastic buildings to survive in tact is the Refectory which became Beaulieu [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 4th 2014
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Cloister Window
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2013
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Cloisters
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2013
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2013
Filed under Anecdotes, Carcassonne 2012, Holidays
Carcassonne – Day Five
Sadly it was now time to say goodbye to Carcassonne and return to the airport for the journey back home. We took a leisurely drive along the A roads and stopped off in the quaint town of Saint-Papoul in order to visit the abbey. We then continued our journey and stopped at Castelnaudary where [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2012
