Blogs from Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 19

Hi all, Well just a quick message to update you on how we are doing with the planning of our trip. Also this is a little test to make sure our family members are linked into the blog!! Well we are both immunised now and had our boosters. Bags have started to be packed with all the items we have bought so that they don't get lost in the move - if we ever move!! Anti malaria tablets have been ordered and are on their way. Hair has been dreadlocked and I look a little less like sideshow bob now its settled down a little!!! Not long to go now!! ... read more

Winchester possesses a wealth of medieval history, and I got interest in visiting there. Sachi and I travelled to Winchester by train on 24 June. I had printed the map from the Internet, and we thought we could start looking round the Great Hall and Westgate. As we walked down the on Upper High Street, we found the building for Hampshire Council on the left hand and several stone buildings including the Westgate on the right hand. We crossed over the busy road and reached the pedestrian path, and found the Great Hall, where King Arthur's Round Table has been hanging. It was amazing to see a sizeable medieval great hall, part of the construction which dates from the 1235, in the reign of Henry III, as well as seeing the fragments of Winchester Castle, which ... read more

Geo: 51.063, -1.31649 We enjoyed a lovely morning at Sonehenge. Stonehenge is an amazing prehistoric monument. We were in awe seeing the large standing stones. From there we travelled along lovely country roads to Avebury which is also a site of large standing stones, but these surround the village of Avebury. This site is older than Stonehenge. Both were very impressive to see. Tonight is our last night of our fabulous 3 month trip around the world. We really do not want it to end.... read more

Portsmouth and English Channel: It was a bright sunny evening when I arrived at Portsmouth to board the ferry. It was not due to dock in Le Harve until the following morning. I was to travel across the channel to land in Normandy on the 4th of June, following the journey taken almost sixty-six years earlier by the allied forces of Operation Overlord. Only my journey was on a modern ferry with a bar. As I looked out towards the channel from the deck, my contemplation of what to do on landing was more of, 'I have no accommodation or transport, a loose plan of touring Normandy for a few days and terrible French.' Rather than 'Will I survive to see my family again?' or 'What will be the fate of the man next to me?' ... read more

27 05 2010 Final blog entry today as we are now home. For those who have been following our big trip to the other side of the world thank you for your interest. It has been an adventure of a lifetime and great fun. The purpose of the blog was to let family and friends know where we were but as importantly for us it will be a reminder of the wonderful memories we have had which we can access in our later years. I would certainly advise people to do this, it takes a bit of effort but if you don’t make a record of your days they get forgotten. Hopefully you enjoyed reading them as much as we enjoyed experiencing them. The final day was the awful early start, certainly still suffering from the ... read more