Well hard to believe that this time next week we are on our way home! Up early this morning to walk around Bradley Both to explore the village before we headed off. When I say village it has lots of houses, a school, a town hall, a pub and a general store and not much else! There was a memorial to these Polish soldiers who had crashed in 1943, close by. So sad, the wing just fell off the plane! What a waste of young lives. It is so nice that they remember them! Cruising up to Silsden and then on to Riddleson. Lots of swing bridges to get through but Maureen, Kath, Gary and I walked the towpath for a lot of it and then Bob took over. Water levels are low and we got stuck a couple of times but Gary and Graeme are doing a great job of operating the barges! Not easy but actually quite enjoyable. Wandered off to the Marquis of Granby pub, lovely place and so interested in talking to us Australians! Gary, Maureen and I tried to find the town centre, no luck! However Bob found a United S...
Hop on and Hop Off bus today! Started off at Westminster Abbey, (what a place) Elizabeth Tower with Big Ben in it and the rosy red cheeks of the little children! In front of Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey On the bus Westminster Palace Lambarth Palace Mudlarks. These are waterproof clad humans, walking slowly at low tide, eyes focused on the ground. In the 18th and 19th centuries, mudlarks were the poorest in society, trying to scratch a living from the bits of rope, coal or anything else they could find on the banks of the river. Today mudlarks are enthusiasts who scour the foreshore for any historical treasures offered up by the tide. You need a licence to mudlark. Richard the Lionheart Us in front of Big Ben ( really Elizabeth Tower - Big Ben is the bell inside) must have heard this twenty times today! Westminster Palace Westminster Abbey St Stephen’s Cathedral and I think Westminster Palace with a statue of Richard the Lionheart. Back onto the bus to head off to Buckingham...
What a great trip. Who talked you into going?
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