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August 5th 2013

Published: August 5th 2013

Colchester is the oldest town in England and dates back to Roman times. We stayed here last year while attending the Olympics and never had the time to explore this historic village. We're so pleased that we returned and spent some time here. There is a small castle, a beautiful Castle Park, lots of flowers, and a busy downtown shopping area. Portions of the old Roman Wall were scattered throu... Read Full Entry

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The Queen's Bedroom

She and Prince Phillip had separate bedrooms with simple twin beds.

The Honeymoon Suite

This was the only bedroom on the ship with a double bed. Prince Charles had it delivered to the ship for Diana's and his honeymoon.

The Elephant House

The cafe where J. K. Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter book.

Inside the cafe

We had lunch here and it was pretty good.

Inside the cafe

The room where she did her writing.

This back dining room has a nice view of Edinburgh Castle.

The ladies room

Most of the graffiti related to Rowling or Harry Potter.

More bathroom grafitti

A lovely Edinburgh Pub

The Royal Pub

The Scott Memorial

This memorial is dedicated to the writer Sir Walter Scott. Bill Bryson has called this "the Gothic rocket". What a great description!

5th August 2013

Having fun with mirrors outside the Copper Box, where Pro Basketball is now played.

June
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Always enjoy!!
Hi Pam and Ron,I always enjoy your journeys......but this time it was special for me. My daughter and Grandson live very close to Colchester,in fact I gave a wine seminar there many years ago. Dont forget that the 500 hundreth Anniversary of the Reformation is happening in 2017..maybe you can visit Lutherstadt Wittenberg at that time.....something to look forward to...June

6th August 2013

SandraBrown
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your trip
the last day of a wonderful trip...Welcome back to USA...

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