Jefferson Road — Kildare Gardens With a 10:15 flight, we were able to leave at a reasonable hour. And parking at the airport makes things even easier. We were at the gate very early and able to have a coffee and pastry before boarding. Flight on United was neither bad nor good. The usual crampedContinue reading “Off to England”
Category Archives: England March 2015
Evie’s Birthday Party
We woke feeling very refreshed. Of course, with a small child, the whole house was up before us. We met Susie, the new housekeeper, and were delighted to see Cora and Elsa again, who were over to help with the preparations for the big party that afternoon. The whole downstairs was bright with colored flags,Continue reading “Evie’s Birthday Party”
Bloomsbury to Oxford
Bloomsbury then train to Oxford. We had a leisurely breakfast and then finished packing for Oxford. We took the 7 bus to Oxford Circus, the walked to Bloomsbury. Quick lunch at Pret, then popped around the corner to Royal Mile Whisky, where the friendly guy suggested a Ben Riach 10, which proved to be aContinue reading “Bloomsbury to Oxford”
Weimar Photography at Wadham
Weimar Photography at Wadham College, Oxford, March 25-26 Breakfast in the hall, where we greeted Dan Magilow, Andres Zergovan, Peter Zusi, Jonathan Long, Bernd Stiegler, and the Princeton grads. Decent buffet, rotten coffee. First session, with Andres and Dan, was OK. At least both of them had arguments. I got into it with Andres overContinue reading “Weimar Photography at Wadham”
Cotswolds Way 1: Chipping Campden to Broadway
March 27, 2015 Interesting experience at the Oxford train station: we asked for tickets to Chipping Campen and the window clerk acted like we wanted to go to Tanzania. We finally helped him put together our connections. An early train brought us to Moreton in Marsh by 9 AM, where we had a wait forContinue reading “Cotswolds Way 1: Chipping Campden to Broadway”
Cotswold Way Day Two: Broadway to Stanton
March 28, 2015 The day dawned wet and chill, but that didn’t stop the intrepid band, six strong, from starting on our second day on the Way. The path led through fields before rising up onto the escarpment. From the top we had some nice views back to the Broadway Tower. The path then leadsContinue reading “Cotswold Way Day Two: Broadway to Stanton”
Cotswolds Day Three: Stanton to Cleeve Hill
March 29, 2015 The day started with even more threatening weather than what we had encountered so far. Lucy, Cora, and Evie had the good sense to start the day in the cottage! From Stanton, the path rises back steeply onto the escarpment; the views were probably lovely, but we couldn’t see a thing throughContinue reading “Cotswolds Day Three: Stanton to Cleeve Hill”
Cotswolds Day Four: Cleeve Hill to Whittington
March 30, 2015 We started the day high atop Cleve Hill. The path stays high as you pass across Clever Common, with views down to the largest city in these parts, Cheltenham. As you can see, the bright blue with which we started soon gave way to something just a bit murkier. It didn’t feelContinue reading “Cotswolds Day Four: Cleeve Hill to Whittington”
Cotswold Day Five: Birdlip to Witcombe
March 31, 2015 Andrew had returned to Oxford to exercise his horses, so Lucy, Sue, and I struck out on our own for a short piece of the path, walking from Birdlip up onto Cooper’s Hill for the view. The Air Balloon was certainly an enticing pub, but it was a bit early for us!Continue reading “Cotswold Day Five: Birdlip to Witcombe”
Cotswold Day Six: Painwick to Stroud Edge
April 1, 2015 Our day started in the charming town of Painswick, which sits atop a hill with views into what are called the “five valleys.” The town is noted for its parish church, St. Mary’s; the parish precinct is dominated by a splendid set of yew trees. The path leads down and over aContinue reading “Cotswold Day Six: Painwick to Stroud Edge”