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IWM Duxford

30 Saturday Nov 2013

Posted by pat in England, History, Travel, Uncategorized

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Duxford, Imperial War Museum, IWM

Our very first week in England this past summer, on our way south from Cambridge, we noticed a sign on the motorway next to an airfield for the Imperial War Museums, Duxford. My Beloved Brit was familiar with the airfield and museums, but had never been. Even though it was raining, we decided to pop in for a little lunch and a look around.

Big planes and little planes and everything in between. Photo by me.

Big planes and little planes and everything in between. Photo by me.

Of course MBB was in heaven.  All these planes and miles of British history in one spot. There are acres and acres of airplane hangers filled with exhibitions.

Photo by me.

Photo by me.

It was fun to explore British aviation history in building after building located at the actual site of the famous British WWI and WWII airfield. There are over two hundred aircraft as well as tanks, military vehicles and boats. I think my favorite building was the Battle of Britain exhibition.  It brought that part of history alive.

The famous Memphis Belle. Photo by me

The famous Memphis Belle. Photo by me

And another astonishing piece of “history”…The Concord, which I remember seeing taking off from Dulles Airport near Washington DC many years ago.

The famous Concord. Photo by me

The famous Concord. Photo by me

It looks so small now and dated, but amazing that it went from England to the U.S. in 2 hours and 56 minutes in 1974.  Sounds like heaven after the 8 1/2 hour flight we had just had a few days earlier.

The cockpit of the Concord. Photo by me.

The cockpit of the Concord. Photo by me.

Photo by me.

Photo by me.

All in all, a fascinating day. Wishing everyone safe travels after the Thanksgiving Holiday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cornish Footpath

23 Saturday Nov 2013

Posted by pat in Cornwall, Travel, Uncategorized

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Charlestown, foot paths

Early one morning this past summer, I woke up and had a lovely breakfast in the pub downstairs from our room at The Rashleigh Arms.

Our pub with rooms, The Rashleigh, where we stay in Cornwall.

Our pub with rooms, The Rashleigh, where we stay in Cornwall.

I decided it was time to walk off some of this toast and marmalade, so as My Beloved Brit went upstairs to shower and get ready for the day, I headed towards the nearest footpath at the end of the village of Charlestown in Cornwall.

The bottom of the town near the sea, where the footpath up the cliff begins. Photos by me.

The bottom of the town near the sea, where the footpath up the cliff begins. Photos by me.

It was time for a climb.

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I thought this week was the perfect time to share these pretty pictures.

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Back down again.  Another splendid UK footpath.

I am thankful for these splendid walks through the English countryside.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

 

Broadstairs, Kent

09 Saturday Nov 2013

Posted by pat in Food, Travel, Uncategorized

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Broadstairs, Kent, Morelli's

A bit up the road, north of Ramsgate, is the seaside resort of Broadstairs.

Broadstairs. Photo by me

Broadstairs. Photo by me

It was “Folk Week” when I visited this past summer, and the resort area was absolutely chock-a-block, as the Brits say.  After driving in circles and finally finding a convenient parking spot, a friend of mine, who had spent summers there in her youth, and I walked in to the resort along the chalk cliffs.

The town of Broadstairs overlooking the sea. Photo by me.

The town of Broadstairs overlooking the sea. Photo by me.

We walked along the cliff top and noticed that Charles Dickens had lived and written here in centuries past, from 1837 until 1859. He described the town as “Our English Watering Place.  He wrote David Copperfield while staying at Bleak house, located along the cliff-top.

But of course, the main attraction was and is the beach…

Broadstairs Beach. Photo by me.

Broadstairs Beach. Photo by me.

…and the popular ice cream parlor in town, Morelli’s. The line wound down the street outside the shop. Beach towns are all the same, aren’t they? Sand and sweets.

Ice cream. Photo by me.

Ice cream. Photo by me.

 

 

 

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