Two Really Big Days

This is me now, writing this up in the land of Beatrix Potter, The Lake District, to tell of our two really big days.

We took off out of London early on Easter Sunday, after another breaky at Gail's, and decided to stop in at Windsor Castle (on the suggestion of Mike) - I'd never been. IT WAS AWESOME. It was Easter Sunday and all the royals were there for the Easter Sunday service, but alas, we were not able to spot King Chuckles. We did, however, discover an AMAZING brasserie called The Ivy, for a spot of Easter brunch which you can see below. It was so fabulous - silver teapots and GORGEOUS toilets.

We went for a wander around, then hit the road for Mike's second suggestion - Stonehenge. To avoid the queues of 40 billion people, we trekked it out 2 miles and back with the other squadillion people who couldn't be bothered waiting on the ticket queue to get the bus out. It was pretty cool.

Then Bath. Beautiful, but packed with tourists. Liss and I did a tour in the Jane Austen Centre - it was really terrible, then wandered around, headed for a Sunday Roast at the place we were staying - DELICIOUS - then an after dinner walk saw us sauntering around the gorgeous Royal Crescent and the town.

Today, we were up early to hit the road for another big day. We stopped at Stratford-Upon-Avon (birthplace of Shakespeare) for a bit of culture - which really meant scones and a photo outside Willy's two houses. Liss was pretty chuffed.

After that, we hit the road through GLORIOUS countryside for something very special - we dropped in for afternoon tea with Annabelle's great grandparents in Sheffield. This was the first time she was meeting them. It was SO SO SO FANTASTIC. We really had a special afternoon, and there were tears when we said goodbye. Sigh. Beautiful afternoon.

A couple more hours through changing scenery and we're now in the Lake District. It's sleep time. We're all knackered. Mike did an INCREDIBLE job of getting us here today - he is a true Travelicious Legend.