UK
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Leaving England
The last time I was in England, the money was made of paper, it was hard to find south-east asian food outside London (it was all Indian etc curries), and people could still smoke everywhere (including restaurants – bleurgh!). This was a quick visit for a week-ish. It was enough to remind me that there’s
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If you like churches
I am definitely more of a castle girl than a church goer, but having popped by my two local castles (Warwick and Kenilworth), I thought it was time to check out a church before I headed back to London. When the church is (a) big, and/or (b) old, I’m totally willing to go inside for
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Kenilworth Castle
Everyone needs a local ruin – and this castle is (was?) mine! Today’s adventure was a local bus ride to Kenilworth to visit the castle, and dodging a few rain showers in the process. I’m gunna give you a basic history and then a massive photo dump! Kenilworth Castle has a fab history. It was
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Wandering to Warwick
So, I tried to walk to Warwick (about 3 miles) along the river walk, canal and various off-road paths, which is what I used to do quite frequently 20 years ago. But I had to give up. I managed some of it, but once I left town it was grotty and overgrown, and the path
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Royal Leamington Spa
I’m in Warwickshire: famous for Stratford-on-Avon (where Shakespeare was born), the town of Rugby (yes, where rugby started), and Warwick Castle (which is still in good nick, complete with battlements and full of wax figures etc set up to look like how it was back in the day). But, I’m here because Matthew and I
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All the Sights
Today’s exploring is in two parts, and was a 26,000 step day. The first part (here) involved a lot of walking in Westminster. It was a beautiful day (that required water bottle refills and more than one ice cream). I started at parliament for more iconic landmarks including a rather large clock tower and Westminster
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Penge
Today I stayed close to ‘home’ and explored the local high street in Penge. Lots of cool graffiti art, a funky plant nursery and cafe, and lots more walking. Terraced houses, lamp posts, red phone boxes – and all things quintessentially London. I’m staying near Crystal Palace (for those who know London), but the park