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Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Norwich & Windsor 2025

Norwich & Windsor – Day One

Unforeseen circumstances led us to setting off later than we had planned but once we were on our way our journey ran smoothly. The route was just as tedious as we remembered it from our previous visit to Norfolk, although on this occasion we arrived without a cracked windscreen.
We broke our journey at Cambridge services [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 21st 2025

Filed under Holidays, Norwich & Windsor 2025

Ted’s Adventure…

… with a new friend

Ted has returned from his adventure to Norwich and Windsor. Ted was travelling with a new friend, Jemima.

Amongst other things, Ted and Jemima visited two Cathedrals, a palace, a tower, The Long Walk at Windsor and an ancient stone circle.

They are now back home relaxing after their adventure.

4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 18th 2025

Filed under Holidays, The Peacock at Rowsley 2025

The Peacock at Rowsley

6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 29th 2025

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Tewkesbury 2022

The Peacock at Rowsley – Day Three

For breakfast I chose a variation on my choice of the previous day, scrambled eggs with bacon. It was delicious.
After checking out of the hotel, we drove to Quarry Bank Mill. We had been meaning to return after our previous brief visit for a cup of tea the day before we travelled to Rome in [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2025

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, The Peacock at Rowsley 2025

The Peacock at Rowsley – Day Two

We exchanged anniversary cards before going to the breakfast room. There were interesting choices on the menu and after a bit of deliberation I settled on scrambled egg with smoked salmon. The croissant was lightly toasted, the eggs creamy and the salmon was thick rather than thinly sliced. It was delicious. Mr C, as usual, [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2025

Filed under Cassino 2025, Heritage, Holidays

The Abbey of Monte Cassino

The Abbey of Montecassino was founded by St Benedict around 529 AD on what remained of a Roman fortification.
The Abbey has been destroyed and rebuilt several times; The Longobards of Zotone destroyed the Abbey in 577 AD, Saracens invaded and destroyed the monastery by fire in 883, it was destroyed in 1349 by an earthquake [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 9th 2025

Filed under Cassino 2025, Heritage, Holidays

Cassino Conversations

The main reason for travelling to Cassino was to visit the Commonwealth War Cemetery where Mr C’s grandfather is listed on one of the large tablets that commemorates soldiers with no known grave. Mr C’s grandfather took part in the invasion of Sicily in 1943 but the glider he was in was one of many [...]

5 Comments CherryPie on May 26th 2025

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