UK in July/August 2009
Right, catching up on the blog, starting with July 2009 (feels like yesterday!)…
For our 11th anniversary, we decided to visit some Nodens in England and also check out the recently released beavers in Scotland. We got the overnight train to London then headed over to Cambridge. We stayed there a couple nights and had a lovely time with the Leebster and Jim. Then it was back to London to hang with Nick, Sarah and wee Wills. Wills is absolutely gorgeous, and it was hard to leave again!
But we wanted to make a side trip to Canterbury, where Chris hadn’t been before. We just had one night there, but it was fab. We visited the cathedral (for free during a church service!) as well as the much smaller but very lovely church Sarah’s parents got married in, and we explored the remnants of the city walls and castle. It’s a great place to roam around and soak in the history. It also has some lovely veggie cafes, and the hostel there is ace. We were sorry to leave so soon, but we consoled ourselves by seeing the hilarious "39 Steps" in London.
It was then time for the Scottish part of our trip. We wound up in Glasgow, where we rented a car. We headed over to Kilmartin for a few days in beaver country. In nearby Knapdale Forest, some beavers have been reintroduced to Scotland as part of a trial. We were delighted to spot one swimming around and grabbing at some branches hanging over the water. We were also delighted with our B&B, which has some wild pine martens who visit for food. We got to roll grapes to them, but I did cringe when the gorgeous homemade cootie dumpling got offered to them as well! The food at this B&B rocked, as did the food at the local pub and in a posher place in the village. We also enjoyed walking around the area. There were even some standing stones in a field near the B&B. Very cool.
We headed back to Aberdeen all too soon and normal life resumed. Fast forward to October 2009, when we nipped back down for a long weekend in Cambridge and some quality time with the Leebster and Jim. We just can’t seem to stay away from that part of the UK.
For our 11th anniversary, we decided to visit some Nodens in England and also check out the recently released beavers in Scotland. We got the overnight train to London then headed over to Cambridge. We stayed there a couple nights and had a lovely time with the Leebster and Jim. Then it was back to London to hang with Nick, Sarah and wee Wills. Wills is absolutely gorgeous, and it was hard to leave again!
But we wanted to make a side trip to Canterbury, where Chris hadn’t been before. We just had one night there, but it was fab. We visited the cathedral (for free during a church service!) as well as the much smaller but very lovely church Sarah’s parents got married in, and we explored the remnants of the city walls and castle. It’s a great place to roam around and soak in the history. It also has some lovely veggie cafes, and the hostel there is ace. We were sorry to leave so soon, but we consoled ourselves by seeing the hilarious "39 Steps" in London.
It was then time for the Scottish part of our trip. We wound up in Glasgow, where we rented a car. We headed over to Kilmartin for a few days in beaver country. In nearby Knapdale Forest, some beavers have been reintroduced to Scotland as part of a trial. We were delighted to spot one swimming around and grabbing at some branches hanging over the water. We were also delighted with our B&B, which has some wild pine martens who visit for food. We got to roll grapes to them, but I did cringe when the gorgeous homemade cootie dumpling got offered to them as well! The food at this B&B rocked, as did the food at the local pub and in a posher place in the village. We also enjoyed walking around the area. There were even some standing stones in a field near the B&B. Very cool.
We headed back to Aberdeen all too soon and normal life resumed. Fast forward to October 2009, when we nipped back down for a long weekend in Cambridge and some quality time with the Leebster and Jim. We just can’t seem to stay away from that part of the UK.
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