Blogs from Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 30

Hello faithful readers, Yes, I know it's been a while since our last update...this is due to a few things. Mainly, my laziness. Also, while we were in Bangalore, we really didn't do much of anything. Here's a brief summary: -A typical day for us went like this: wake up, eat, bathe, eat, Oprah, sleep, tea, t.v./reading, eat, sleep. These "activities" were interspersed with shopping, visiting relatives, and more eating. How will we ever readjust to normal life? -We took a daytrip to Mysore to see the palace and whatnot. Hindu temples = frantic and competitive. Really nice and blingy, though. And, you know, sacred and things. We each got blessed with turmeric by some wise-looking old man, and I thought he was really sweet, but then he made us pay him ten rupees. We also ... read more

tomorrow in off to spain!!... yay.. dont really what ill do tomorow!.. will have to see how i feel ;) went out for a drink and some food with debbie, lena, elanor, annie and sarah (tia). (family)...to a really nice pub in the country by the river!!.. lovely... anyways time for some zzzz cause debbie is driving me early to birmingham to fly!!./.. love alaya... read more

forgot to tell everyone that im off to spain on tuesday to see ash and join in on the van tour for a bit..just see how it goes... will try and get some fotos on here asap.. luv yas alaya XoXo... read more

Ocean Village - Perfect for people that 'don't do cruises' - that’s their claim. On 15 March 2005 my wife and I set off for a flight to Barbados and then on to board Ocean Village - I had heard much about the ship and its informal style of cruising. Prior to this trip we had only cruised on ships that had formal evenings, and that is not a lot of fun in the heat of the Caribbean. So, we were happy to be going on a ‘laid back’ Cruise Holiday. We travelled up to Birmingham and stayed with one of our two sons, who then took us to Birmingham International next morning. The flight was some 9 hours or so, with strong headwinds and a bit of turbulence, but the journey passed relatively quickly. Then ... read more

Chipping Campden is one of the loveliest small towns in the Cotswolds and a gilded masterpiece of limestone and craftmanship. A feature of its beautiful High Street is the 17th century Market Hall. The main street curves in a shallow arc lined with a succession of ancient houses each with it's own distinctive embellishments. As the name suggests (Chipping means market) Chipping Campden was one of the most important of the medieval wool towns and famous throughout Europe. This legacy of fame and prosperity is everything that give the town it's character. Campden is quite possible an old Saxon term that means fields, which must have been an encouraging sign for the local sheep that once dominated the area. ... read more