Showing posts with label Friends from the UK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friends from the UK. Show all posts

Saturday, May 18, 2019

First stop, beautiful Bath . . . . . .


We headed directly to Bath by motor coach from our Heathrow early morning arrival.
Just a few photos of Bath showing famous Pulteney Bridge crossing the River Avon, 
Bath Cathedral, the entrance to the Roman spa, and lovely buildings of golden stone
 along the winding streets. Last there in the summer of 2014 - click to see more photos
 of this amazing Roman city in the heart of the Somerset countryside.



That first evening we met up with a very special blog friend, sweet Rosemary of
Where Five Valleys Meet.  She and her charming husband drove to the city 
and we met in the lobby of our hotel for a long chat. Later we headed to a 
vegetarian cafe for a very tasty meal, followed by a stroll around the 
city center which was quite vibrant being a Saturday night. A lovely all too
short time together, but it will always be memorable as meeting long time
blog friends always is. If you don't already follow Rosemary, take a look at her 
amazing blog filled with color, flower photography, history, and travel stories
 to the most exotic places.







(Sunday arrived and another special day had been planned to meet our dear friends 
from Wiltshire - more on the exciting time with them in my next post from Bath. 
I have a ton of photos to organize and edit from that day).


Monday we were up early for departure from Bath to Torquay, again
by bus, but first we headed out to amble about the city streets.
 Washed down, clean, sun shining but quite cool, as 
were most days on this recent trip, but only a few raindrops!


Monday, December 29, 2014

Wedding Day to remember. . . . . .



What can I say other than the day was one of the happiest ever. . . . .for me, 
our family, new friends, many of whom had traveled far.
It drizzled some, but of course the Brits didn't mind!
The bride was drop dead gorgeous, her attendants incredibly lovely.
Venue was amazing, food delicious, wedding cake scrumptious, 
liquid refreshments plentiful.
The age group was phenomenal - five months to ninety - and everybody danced!


The biggest surprise of all, making this wedding truly a whirlwind affair, 
Cassie and Richard, determined to do it right, had taken ballroom dancing lessons! 
Their first dance was a real dance, a perfect foxtrot with several dips, no trips, 
and much concentration.
One guest held up a 10 points sign, applause was deafening.
All I can say is, it was a beautiful wedding, everyone was very happy, and 
we all had a wonderful time celebrating the newly married couple.