Shottery, nr. Stratford-Upon-Avon, England - 11th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
The bus stopped at lots of different places, but we stayed on until we got to Anne Hathaway's (Shakespeare's wife) Cottage.
First we went across the road to a little Tea Room for lunch.
It was very exciting - there were lots of ducks in the garden!
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Posted Jul 11, 2007, 9:39 pm
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Shottery, nr. Stratford-Upon-Avon, England - 11th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
.. and they had little tiny ducklings with them!
Can you see them Wendy?
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Posted Jul 11, 2007, 9:52 pm
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Shottery, nr. Stratford-Upon-Avon, England - 11th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
And then we went back over the road to see the Cottage where Shakespeare's wife lived before they were married.
Look at the beautiful cottage garden there.
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Posted Jul 11, 2007, 10:05 pm
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Shottery, nr. Stratford-Upon-Avon, England - 11th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
And here is the cottage itself.
It's what the English call 'chocolate box' (so beautiful that chocolate makers used to paint scenes like this on their packaging).
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Posted Jul 11, 2007, 10:07 pm
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Chesterfield, England - 17th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
Well, Wendy, it's been a little while since you heard from us, but we are now visiting Isobel's parents in Derbyshire.
This is Chesterfield, and this road in the town centre is called Knifesmithsgate (there are a lot of road names ending in -gate in the town). There are many attractive old buildings here.
A lot of them lean over into the street, and you could tell that Beak thought they were going to drop on his head!
It's early in the morning in this picture, so there are not many people about. This is because Isobel had to work today ... more of that, and how we helped her(!), later ....
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Posted Jul 19, 2007, 7:20 pm Last edited Jul 20, 2007, 4:02 pm by Isobel&Neil
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Chesterfield Library, England - 17th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
So, Wendy, as promised, here's me helping Isobel with her work.
I was given a red pen and told to make tick marks on pieces of paper. For this I get paid.
I did the job really quickly Wendy! You would have been proud of my speedy work!
Unfortunately when Isobel asked if I'd actually read any of the work before I'd ticked it, I had to say 'No', and Isobel took the red pen away and gave it to Boone ...
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Posted Jul 19, 2007, 7:25 pm Last edited Jul 19, 2007, 7:42 pm by Isobel&Neil
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Chesterfield Library, England - 17th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
With no work to do, Boone and Beak and I were left to our own devices.
First we went for the coffee ...
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Posted Jul 19, 2007, 10:03 pm Last edited Jul 19, 2007, 10:07 pm by Isobel&Neil
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Chesterfield Library, England - 17th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
Then we overdid the caffeine ...
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Posted Jul 19, 2007, 10:04 pm Last edited Jul 19, 2007, 10:06 pm by Isobel&Neil
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Chesterfield Library, England - 17th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
Then Isobel found us our postcard stash and we settled down to write to you!
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Posted Jul 19, 2007, 10:06 pm
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Chesterfield, England - 17th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
We did get a break from working, and went to see the Church of St Mary and All Saints (Chesterfield's Parish Church), otherwise known as The Crooked Spire.
It's famous, as there isn't anything else quite like it.
It was built during the time of The Black Death (the plague) and it is thought that there were fewer skilled craftsmen around to do the building and supervise the workers. As a result, the spire was made with unseasoned (green) timber and the weight of the lead roof on top has made the whole structure twist and lean in this way.
It leans over by more than 9 feet! - and one day it might fall over completely.
From the look on Beak's face, it was obvious that he thought it was going to fall down today!
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Posted Jul 19, 2007, 10:26 pm Last edited Jul 20, 2007, 11:12 am by Isobel&Neil
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Tynemouth, England - 23rd July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
We went up to the county of Tyne and Wear, in the North of England, to visit some friends.
We were staying near to the coast, so we went on the beach!
It was a sunny evening but a little bit chilly.
But look Wendy!
Mad people!
Swimming in the sea!
(You might have to look quite hard!!)
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Posted Jul 27, 2007, 11:22 pm
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Monkseaton, Tyne and Wear, England - 24th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
Today, Wendy, we went on a great adventure!
We caught a Metro train (tube) that went all round Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and the surrounding areas.
We started out near the coast at Monkseaton.
Here I am waiting for the Metro to arrive!
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Posted Jul 28, 2007, 8:59 am Last edited Jul 28, 2007, 8:59 am by Isobel&Neil
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North Shields, Tyne and Wear,, England - 24th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
We decided to get the Shields Ferry across the River Tyne...
Here I am waiting for it to arrive, and, being a little scared of the water, I was pleased to see this life-saver!
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Posted Jul 28, 2007, 9:02 am Last edited Jul 28, 2007, 11:00 am by Isobel&Neil
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North Shields, Tyne and Wear,, England - 24th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
And here's the ferry, The Pride of the Tyne, arriving!
There has been ferry services across the River Tyne since the 14th Century and this is the only route that remains.
The Shields ferry service makes just under 25,000 journeys across the Tyne per year, and carries nearly a million passengers annually!
You would like the ferry Wendy! You can go up onto the top deck and watch all the boats on the river.
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Posted Jul 28, 2007, 9:08 am
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South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England - 24th July 2007
By: Isobel&Neil
You'll be pleased to hear that we landed safely on the other side of the river, and here's a statue to greet us!
This is a statue dedicated to the Merchant Navy and it's on the dockside at South Shields.
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Posted Jul 28, 2007, 9:11 am
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