Blogs from Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 5

Geo: 51.1639, -0.172791Safely down to Gatwick through very autumnal English weather! Drizzling the whole way!! An early dinner in a very busy restaurant attached to the premier inn and now early to bed as alarms are set for STUPID O'clock!!... read more

Looks like a perfect day for some hiking through the fields and trails of the Cotswolds. It is such a quiet location we have on the hill above Stroud and serene surroundings with a large grassy area in front of the apartment. Breakfast in the covered area in front of the apartment is a relaxing way to start the day although we are sure Wendy has other ideas with a walk she has got planned for us. Gretchen worked with Wendy at the rest home in Matua. However we have had probably more association with Wendy and her sister Sharon through helping them plan their big overseas holiday a couple of years ago which sparked Wendy’s interest to work in England after she returned from that holiday and got saving seriously for the airfare. We are ... read more

We have been in the UK since April 23. I am publishing this blog out of order so that you know where we are and what we have been doing since we arrived. We have rented a flat until the end of July in a small village in Oxfordshire called Sutton Courtenay (pronounced Courtney despite the spelling). Wi-Fi is included in our rental so, if you want to contact us, either use email or leave a Private Message here on Travelblog. If you want it to be private, please don't leave the message as a Comment as these are visible to everyone who reads the blogs. We also have UK mobile phones. Sylvia: +447961293087. John: +447961293099. When we first arrived, we spent a few days in Brighton to get ourselves organised and to visit Margaret, John's ... read more

Oxford 2015 The first thing that I noticed when we arrived in England and especially in Oxford were the colossal buildings and amazing architecture. It made me exited to explore the city and gather background knowledge about these buildings. A picture is worth a thousand words so I let them speak for themselves. Here are some photos I took: *Note by the editor: many of the pictures cannot be pasted in this webblog due to technical issues. A link to view this blog on google drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByhPB03GyAGTUml3X1pvMUwwZzg/view img=https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/PHzLflBJoYsY6JPM_ckJ1ZwCpFwzq19VKPcGdsvowDb1T2shxrBnFXB3jLZ5d8VE9QCmlx1cdcD9rENECTa8NU8ILJZz_K3n-RVW-TDaXbTu0db3JD4PrP_newBO-PWv_mBmqyTEavCWyie3Uw img=https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Ni1Lyp0dH4g6jl2ZkOkjEsQg4z3N9e_oOefGLAfWIu10ghmd32qrHuA59J6zh4J1vzCNjYvtlS7nyDALZKPU1... read more

So to our first nights sleep in Oxford. Our feet were killing us. There is only so much walking you can do. We sat in Suzy with a warm glow which comes from wine and a meal and settled in for the night. Kathrein the satellite dish decided she was going to malfunction. Nothing new there then. Then there were the trains. In the day I love trains. I love watching them wondering where they are going and from where they came. The sleek fast red and silver Virgin trains rushed through on their way to London and up the north side of our country. The small colourful local trains rumbled through and then there were the coal wagons and the stock that was being whisked inland. In a house the noise would not have bothered ... read more