More travels

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18th JuneHi guysWe had the best time before we left London. We went to the Queens horse guard show at which ........wait for it.........the Queen was at. Chris and liz managed to secure the best seats so we were quite close to her. I am sure she gave us a thumbs up sign coz she was so glad we were there. Bath was so amazing, so historic and so interesting. After travelling through the beautiful countryside from historic Bath we arrived at Bristol. When we got there we literally bumped into two friends from Australia associated with our church whilst in the Broadmead shopping centre toilet in the middle of Bristol. We had popped in just for a look and there they were.......really freaky, then on arrival at our hotel we discovered that we had another couple who we knew staying for the weekend at the Hilton directly across from us. We spent a lovely hour with them before walking back to the Aztec Hotel, risking life and limb crossing a large round a bout. Sunday saw us having a late start after a yummy brekkie before going to Edge Church Bristol, it was like home away from home. We knew folk, they knew us and we were spoilt. The rest of the day was spent relaxing in readiness for Monday's drive to Oxford. The next morning we drove back into Bristol to visit John Wesley's Church. The first Methodist Church dating back to the 1700s. It meant a lot to us both to be standing in this amazing man's chapel, the history involved, it was awesome. We set off and drove through more beautiful countryside to Oxford, yes we are here staying at the Malmaison Hotel. It was an old prison dating back to the 1700s again and one that we saw on Morse the series. The town dates back before 700 AD amazing When you start to think about really. Today we have gone on a walking tour around the various university colleges of which there are 39, wow makes my uni look pathetic, amazing ... We love it. We then took a bus tour which was so very interesting then came back to Oxford Castle which is part of where we are staying dated 700 AD for another guide tour, it was fantastic. We have just come back from the castle and getting ready for dinner at the hotel. It is a bit of go, go, go but it is such a great place to be in And we don't want to miss anything if possible. Tomorrow we are off to see Keith, Cat and boys in Shifnal via Stratford on Avon, unfortunately we will only be with them two nights. We are so looking forward to seeing the relies and particularly Uncle John as he has not been very well at all. Staying with Keith and his wife should be a great time of catching up on long lost family info. I am sure it will be late nights and early morning's. All for now love Roger and Jacqui xxx Sent from my iPad

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