Well, here we are in the Cotswolds! Finally, after all these months of planning, re-planning, pre-paying, post paying and just plain paying we are finally in England. Specifically in Cheltenham Spa, the beautiful Cotswold Regency city where the shopping, dining and clubbing (pubbing) is second to none (well, maybe second to London, but we're not visiting there!).
The travel with United Airlines via Chicago and London was long and tedious (and bumpy, I hasten to add). Then the trip was topped off via National Express coach from Heathrow on a full bus on a hot day with no (broken) air conditioning with four dead-tired travellers! But we weren't finished "punishing" ourselves yet! No. We decided that the short, ten-minute walk could be done from the Cheltenham bus station to Butlers Hotel dragging a zillion pounds of luggage on foot! Over cobblestone streets! Uphill! Not entirely sure if we were headed in the right direction! By this time, not even entirely sure which way was up! However, we were headed in the right direction and we did make it with no major MI's!
Marj, Blair, Linda and I spent an enjoyable day today shopping in this amazing town. Already we've spent too much money! And it's only day one! However, it's been well worth it as far as we're concerned. (My "friendly banker" never was that friendly anyway.....)
This evening, Oswestry cousin, Phil, who now lives in Gloucester with his beautiful fiancee, Hannah, picked us up at our B&B and drove us the very short distance into Gloucester where the six of us had a tremendous time 10-pin bowling (we 4 Canadians, for the first time ever) and then out for dinner at Frankie & Benny's. Thank you Phil and Hannah for a wonderful evening!
So, it's very late tonight as I post this blog. We start our hike tomorrow so I'd better get to bed. So no pictures yet, but I'll try to add them as soon as I can get another internet connection.
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I say! Hip hip hooraw, and all that for getting yourselves there and underway. Very well done old chaps. (Hard to write in the English accent - use your imagination.)
DS
Hi!
Glad you made it "safely"to England. I am looking forward to the tales of your big walk.
Have fun
Ellen
Glad to hear all is well. Funny on a walking holiday and somebody is whining at a 10 min. walk to the hotel. Have fun, Ed and Dorothy.
Internet has been very hard to find. Blog suffering because of that.... and the fact that we're totally exhausted by the end of the day. Thanks for your comments, I'll try to post a new blog as soon as possible.
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