Bibury, England
On our way back from Wales we had to go to Bibury, as William Morris (1834-1896) said; “the most beautiful village in England”. It has it’s own unique & beautiful charm! AND, everyone else thinks the same because there were bus loads of people there, so my advice, don’t go on a holiday! But, it is a must see! It was not easy getting this photo people free!
May 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
Saint George’s, Cardiff, Wales
Our GPS did something interesting and something we really liked, it took us out into the country. The streets were tiny, luckily there weren’t to many other cars on the roads. There were high hedges, so we couldn’t see a lot, but once in a while things would open up and we’d see some beautiful vistas. This is one of those, we had to stop so I could take this photo of this arch with two horses passing by.
May 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
Saint George’s, Cardiff, Wales
We drove all thru the countryside on a two lane road with only room for one car, luckily no other cars came by. There were tall hedges on both sides so we couldn’t see much, but every once in a while something opened up. As we were driving, we turned a corner and we saw this, I had to take a photo of this beautiful green pasture and the white house with it’s thatched roof! Love it!
May 2016
Photo taken with a Canon 50D
Wales Countryside
Because it rains so much, the flowers throughout England and Wales are beautiful! I really wanted a photo with wisteria growing over a house and I got this one as we drove thru one of the little villages. I had seen a similar house with wisteria in a previous village, so I was ready as we drove by, one of my drive past shootings!
May 2016
Photo taken with a Canon 50D
Swansea, Wales
We went to Swansea where I took photos of a church where some of Craig’s family frequented. There was a sweet elderly lady there who gave us all kinds of information about the church. I had seen a castle not far from the church and I asked her if it would be worth walking to and taking photos of it. She said no because there was very little of it remaining, but she told us to go to Oystermouth Castle and so we did. It sat on a beautiful hill over looking Swansea and there, on the top, I RELAXED at the castle!
May 2016
Photo taken with a iPhone 5s
Swansea, Wales
We spent the day driving around Wales, going to little villages where Craig’s family came from. In each village I took photos of it, particularly the churches where family members were christened or married. Swansea was one of these little places, beautiful and quaint sitting on the sea.
May 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
Bristol, England
We spent the day in Bath and then returned to Bristol where we were staying. We had walked over to the Bristol Cathedral (The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity) in the morning but there were people everywhere. Later, we walked past it on our way to dinner and the grass was covered with trash left by those who had been there in the morning. Now, after dinner, as we walked to our hotel in a heavy rain, the lights were just coming on, the grass was cleaned and the rain refreshed everything.
May 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
Bath, England
We took a cruise on the River Avon and we went under the Pulteney Bridge. At the end of our hour journey I asked the captain if I could put my feet up and take a photo. I showed him a previous photo with my feet. He laughed and said, ‘wish you were here’, as a question. I laughed and said, ‘yes, with an added RELAXING on the River Avon’. He was so excited, really cute and so I got this photo!
May 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
Salisbury, England
I had to sit and RELAX and think of the past and those who built Stonehenge. There are so many unanswered questions! Who were they? Why did they built it and how did they without our modern equipment? We may never know! When we visited years ago we could walk around the rocks. I was a bit disappointed this time that we are kept back, but preservation is important and it’s much easier to take photos without a ton of people in the photo! Notice my new flipflops!
May 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
Salisbury, England
Stonehenge has always seemed mystical to me. Constructed between 3,000 BC & 2,000 BC, it is believed to be a burial ground. The question has always been and may remain for all time; How was it built? When we visited years ago we could walk around the rocks. I was a bit disappointed this time that we are kept back, but preservation is important and it’s much easier to take photos without a ton of people in the photo!
May 2016
Photo taken with a Canon 50D
Bath, England
Salisbury, England
Salisbury, England
Salisbury, England