BeenThere-DoneThat Blog

A blog about life and travel in Great Britain

Browsing Posts published in May, 2011

To Babylon and back.

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Yesterday we went to London. This is one of the photographs I took whilst we were there and I want you to look at it carefully – not just a quick scan – carefully. Do you notice anything unusual? Oh for goodness sake – do I have to tell you everything? The trees – look [...]

We had visitors today. As there were so many we didn't want them in the house so they hung around the garden. I happened to go out of the back of the house just after lunch and as soon as I opened the door I heard a noise that I recognised immediately from past experience. [...]

Today we leave for home but we haven't finished yet as we can visit other places on the way. Remember yesterday we stopped to look at a distant view of Bradgate park and said that we'd be going there today? Well that's first on the list after breakfast. Bradgate Park is only a few miles [...]

After leaving Oakham yesterday we soon arrived at Woodhouse Eaves, a village in Charnwood Forest, which is where we awoke this morning on another beautifully sunny day. But first let's get one thing straight shall we? 'Forest' is not synonymous with 'Woods'. 'Forest' is an ancient term for a hunting area which consisted of both [...]

"Just back from a short two night trip to the East Midlands." 'Oh – so that would have been pretty boring then' "I knew you'd say that but you are quite wrong" 'What's interesting about the East Midlands then?' "You really want to know?" 'Yes' "Very well, you can't say you didn't ask" – Monday [...]