World Heritage Excursion

After a few days rest over Easter; the usual cleaning, washing and walking, we decided to head out for our last trek. Ross has the flu but decided he might as well be fluey walking around as sitting at home. When we spoke to the lady next door, Majorie, to let her know we would be away again she said she would be too. She was popping over to Spain for a few days with her daughter and granddaughter. Very easy from here, but it sounds so exotic compared to popping up to Brisbane.

So away we went, south to Amesbury, pretty wet and cold and windy, so into a cafe for a coffee - we will never learn - but it was hot anyway. Then off to Stonehenge - somewhere I have always wanted to go - I thought it was huge  but it's quite small, still impressive but not the stuff from all those stories I had read. The hundreds of tourists didn't help either. But one off the bucket list anyway. Pleased we went.

Headed into Salisbury with it's older cobbled streets, Tudor architecture, huge cathedral and long history. Full of French and German high school students, over to the UK to improve their history knowledge and language skills. Watched some of them milling around outside the Cathedral waiting to view the Magna Carta. It's funny,we tend to keep an eye on students even when they aren't ours, a hangover from playground duty I think. You know kids interacting and bullying looks and sounds the same no matter the language!

Old Sarum was on the way back to our motel so we called in and walked the castle ruins - we have been staying at Travelodges - cheap and cheerful - I just wish that they didn't put the same picture over the bed and the same furniture and layout in every room - gets confusing in the morning.

Wednesday we headed to Bath - England's favourite city - and it is beautiful; history, Georgian architecture, gardens, foodie adventures, fashion, posh shops and hot spas. Unfortunately it's a bit wet and there are the foreign students again.

Stayed at the Bear - a posh pub and walked the couple of miles into the city over the river and canals and into the town. Found another great cafe - yay- second one in 6 weeks - real coffee - Colonna and Smalls. An oasis in the cold, very trendy and great coffee. Home back up the hill and vegetarian pizza for tea.