Setting out on a beautiful crisp morning, I went in search of Tuxford, first it’s mill and then it’s horse museum… One of only six working windmills left in Britain, the Tuxford Windmill is the only independent working windmill in Nottinghamshire and uses grain grown in the field adjacent to the mill – it couldn’t be …
“Let it snow”… and it did! It was ever so pretty… I finally managed to extricate the car and went for a short spin… …and home safe and sound… All this snow fell in around 12 hours – impressive! 🙂 ~ Bella
From the first time I saw the Abbey Museum on a documentary, I have wanted to visit… and so, on a lovely clear, crisp morning, I headed off… Across the road are the Abbey ruins – I wasn’t up to exploring those all in the same day, but might make a separate trip to do …
After leaving Roche Abbey, I basically just drove for ages, no particular destination, and came across lovely Harrogate… …then back through the hills to my lovely little cottage… ~ Bella
Leaving my lovely little cottage on the edge of the Peak District, I went in search of Roche Abbey… This isn’t the main Abbey, but it was so lovely! One would need very little and very nimble feet to climb those stairs! From the English Heritage site: “Beautifully set in a valley landscaped by ‘Capability’ …
…after leaving the canal museum, I headed toward water of a different kind… Built in 1829, this amazing structure is now privately owned… During WWII a rather interesting form of camouflage was used for the fort during the war – it was made to look like a coastal tourist resort, with a fake lawn painted …
I love canals, so was in my element here at the museum… My very first bacon sandwich since I left Great Britain – ok, I know that shouldn’t be something worthy of a photo, but it was! Yum! I was only up to wandering around half of the museum on this visit – will do …
Leaving beautiful Romania… but going to equally beautiful England… I wasn’t expecting to visit Great Britain again for some time, but restrictions changing made this the best next destination for me… By the way, I have ceased calling the area “the United Kingdom”, as they haven’t felt all that ‘united’ for some time – but …
Magical lightshow on the ceiling of my suite: For one of the poorest countries in Europe, Romania does ok… btw, the Ferrari dealership here apparently sells more Ferraris than any other in Europe… (view from my lovely suite)
Continuing my leisurely journey… I eventually came across an amazing place with an equally amazing history… The “Hanul cu Tei”… Built in 1833, the “Lime Inn” was built in what was then the commercial centre of Bucharest… …and was immortalised in the writings of the famous Romania author, Peltz… …but it wasn’t until the 1940s, …
