Tuesday was a big drive on a slightly broken bus in the smallest tour
group I’ve ever been part of. There were 4 of us…
We drove to a little town called Lacock (Lay-cock), which you may have
seen if you like period movies. One of the most notable to have been filmed
there is the colin firth Pride and Prejudice, amongst a whole raft of TV shows
and a smattering of Harry Poter… The town prides itself on its look – no power
lines, no TV satellite dishes, no modern architecture (and by modern I mean
nothing newer than about 300 years)…it was beautiful and quiet and not yet
really hot… After that we went to Bath. Beautiful, informative, full of
tourists and sunshine. This is also where our bus broke a little… The front
door had to be held closed with a length of rope and the air conditioning
stopped working… After a very hot drive to Stonehenge I took a crapload of
photos of a pile of rocks… There are more and bigger rocks than I had expected,
but the whole thing is quite a bit smaller than I was expecting. Then the long hot drive back into London. I
finally got a chance on Tuesday night to climb up to the lions in Trafalgar
square to get photos!
Wednesday was a relatively relaxed wandering day (I ONLY HAVE 1 LEFT ON MY MONOPOLY TOUR!!!) which ended with more theatre. Matilda (music
and lyrics by Tim Minchin) is beyond brilliant. It was so much fun! I smiled
the whole way through, except for that bit in the middle which almost had me in
tears… I wish I could see it again. Every single kid in it was brilliant, esp Matilda.
Today I’m off to the Sherlock museum and Notting Hill.
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Loving your stories! We thought Stonehenge was underwhelming too.But Summer has found you!And you visited Meriton!Hoping for a big photo night on our huge TV screen. Invite friends if you would like... xxx
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