We were up bright and early this morning, we are still waking early but now at 5am, so not too bad at all. The hotel were great and let us have breakfast before it officially started, then we walked over to the tour office ready for a 7.30am start. But they had 5 hotels to pick up from for those getting the transfer so we didn’t leave until 8.30am. But luck is on our side- the bus seats are allocated and we have to front seats, bodes well for the luck as I think even with the seat rotation we will end up back at the front at the end of the tour!
Getting through the London traffic was a bit slow, but we were soon off- passed a residence on the edge of London city where Margaret Thatcher lives and apparently she has 24 hours security for the rest of her life. Poor cops who do it- SO boring standing outside the gates.
A full bus of 49 – nationalities were 34 from Aussie, 4 Kiwis, 2 Americans and 9 Canadians. Our tour director Richard seems like a nice guy, very professional. He looks very much like Adam Clayton- the bass player from U2, even down to the smile!
We stopped in Stratford-upon-Avon at Anne Hathaway’s cottage for the tour group professional photo then on to Shakespeare’s birthplace at 12pm for lunch.
Had a 2 hour stop there and looked thru Shakespeare’s birthplace (house) and around town. Danni I looked everywhere down the streets for that giant teddy bear we took the photo of you with, I went into a travel agents and asked the man there and he said the shop it belonged to closed down L We consoled ourselves with some lovely fresh fruit on offer at the local shops!
Then back on the bus and to Coventry which has 2 amazing cathedrals- one old and just the outside shell from being bombed during the war- the roof was wood and burnt but the stone walls remain. Coventry was pretty much flattened during WW II as it housed an ammunition factory which made it a target.
There is also a big military funeral on today for a local soldier who died in Afghanistan, so there were lots of older soldiers- think they were the Lancashire` Fusiliers’ regiment with the tall red and white plume on their cap. (Dad was my great grandfather in this regiment?)
Three hours up to York as the traffic was slow- the bus is like riding on a silky cloud compared to the megabus and other public buses on offer !!! Get into the hotel- a holiday inn and lucky again- we have a room right at the end which is quieter! Nice room, standard hotel but the rack rate here is 184 pounds a night What?? Ridiculous!
Then down for a drink and welcome dinner at 7.30pm before hitting the hay- tired!PS/ The meal was fantastic, pork chops or salmon with lots of veges and cheesecakes for dessert- washed down with a few beers of co
Getting through the London traffic was a bit slow, but we were soon off- passed a residence on the edge of London city where Margaret Thatcher lives and apparently she has 24 hours security for the rest of her life. Poor cops who do it- SO boring standing outside the gates.
A full bus of 49 – nationalities were 34 from Aussie, 4 Kiwis, 2 Americans and 9 Canadians. Our tour director Richard seems like a nice guy, very professional. He looks very much like Adam Clayton- the bass player from U2, even down to the smile!
We stopped in Stratford-upon-Avon at Anne Hathaway’s cottage for the tour group professional photo then on to Shakespeare’s birthplace at 12pm for lunch.
Had a 2 hour stop there and looked thru Shakespeare’s birthplace (house) and around town. Danni I looked everywhere down the streets for that giant teddy bear we took the photo of you with, I went into a travel agents and asked the man there and he said the shop it belonged to closed down L We consoled ourselves with some lovely fresh fruit on offer at the local shops!
Then back on the bus and to Coventry which has 2 amazing cathedrals- one old and just the outside shell from being bombed during the war- the roof was wood and burnt but the stone walls remain. Coventry was pretty much flattened during WW II as it housed an ammunition factory which made it a target.
There is also a big military funeral on today for a local soldier who died in Afghanistan, so there were lots of older soldiers- think they were the Lancashire` Fusiliers’ regiment with the tall red and white plume on their cap. (Dad was my great grandfather in this regiment?)
Three hours up to York as the traffic was slow- the bus is like riding on a silky cloud compared to the megabus and other public buses on offer !!! Get into the hotel- a holiday inn and lucky again- we have a room right at the end which is quieter! Nice room, standard hotel but the rack rate here is 184 pounds a night What?? Ridiculous!
Then down for a drink and welcome dinner at 7.30pm before hitting the hay- tired!PS/ The meal was fantastic, pork chops or salmon with lots of veges and cheesecakes for dessert- washed down with a few beers of co
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