We woke up stiff this day but decided to do a lot of walking, much of it through beautiful scenery similar to the scenery of the day before and so not all of it is recorded but we did see a lot of small village churches starting with this one in Northleach
where this was the cemetery
along with the price list
before we entered the church and saw amazing bronze casts from the wealthy wool merchants of a bygone era
and the podium which these children were enjoying
and a description of its founders way back when
complete with engraved images
and these amazing pieces by the windows
together with the history of the leadership
another bronze
and some history
of these steps.
After recording some more brass
and the lovely pillows,
we said good bye to the Howes
and exited to the town center admiring the roofs
and this great English device that does it all for you -- soap, water, hot air but we could not find the path we wished to take
and so we drove on to Windrush where we found a path and began walking through fields and barns and livestock
having been to the church in Windrush
and watched the dicks float in the water
before we reached the green in Little Barrington
and admired the views
and the welcoming sign
before we began the walk back
along this beautiful road
which kept Suzanne going
before we came upon this weird structure (perhaps a grill) in front of one of the local houses
and then we admired many flowers walking back to the church where we had started
|
Next, we drove on to Burford where this license plate appeared in the car park
and this was the lovely local river
with amazing shrub sculptures
as we headed off to Fulbrook
walking along this dangerous road
and then turned onto a very quiet road where the cows relaxed
and caught views of the city from a cross the way
including the High Street structures
as we walked past some remarkable structures along the road
eventually reaching the most elegant of all
from which we recorded the view
and then began the walk back across the fields
where we found this sign for the dogs collection
as Suzanne recorded me in front of this backdrop
and I recorded her in front of where we had been
but we marched on and met these cows along the way
before getting back to the High Street
and passing Jayne's (their misspelling).
Next, we went to the remarkable cathedral
and went in to see a lot of local history
but not quite like this history.
We then found a husband and wife who had stories and graves
|
and recorded the fee structure.
Our last stop of the day was in Bibury where we recorded this building
and then the remarkable church
with great rose flowers
and this sign for the dog collection though the church was about to close which limited the inside photography
but we did walk down to the local river where we saw ducks serenely floating
and realized the reward William Morris got for saying that Bibury was the most beautiful town in all of England
and made our way to Arlington Row
with its cottages
and then began our hike starting with this sign for the dog collection
and this collection of signs that suggested that all directions led to public footpaths.
The beautiful walk led us back to the Bibury Court Hotel
where we saw the waterfalls
calming waters
with beautiful foliage
and a massive main building
and also a black swan in the river.
The flowers were also lovely
|
and we were assured that there was much history here as we called it a day.
Once back in Cheltenham, we stopped at the Turkish Grille and had Efes
and tea
followed by a shared Mezes
chicken and a salad for Suzanne
and Turkish pizza for me.
From the dessert menu
we ordered this baklava and called it a day.
|