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Friday, June 4, 2010 . Our early morning drive from Bath to Portsmouth went reasonably smoothly. We needed to drop off our rented Mercedes at National Car Rental and catch the LD Ferry for Le Havre. . . On arrival at Portsmouth, I found the National Car Rental offices closed, so I left the car key and paperwork in the Dropbox. . We then proceeded…
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010 . . . After touring Stourhead Gardens, we continued our drive toward Bath, where we had a two-day reservation at the Badminton Villa (managed by Heather and Steve Clewley): . . Badminton Villa. 10 Upper Oldfield Park . Bath. BA2 3JZ. We checked in and went to bed as we were tired from our drive.. Thursday, June 3, 2010 . Heather…
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010 . While Alex was recovering from his cold in the Cotswolds, I decided to take a short drive to Woodstock to see Blenheim Palace, the famous residence of Winston Churchill and his famous ancestors (the seat for the Dukes of Marlborough) . . I spent many hours strolling through ornately decorated rooms.. . . . . . . . . .…
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Monday, May 31, 2010 . According to Wikipedia: . Sudeley Castle is located in the Cotswolds, near to the medieval market town of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. The castle has 10 notable gardens covering some 15 acres within a 1,200-acre estate nestled within the Cotswold hills. . . King Henry VIII and his then-wife Anne Boleyn visited the castle in 1535, and it later became the home…
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My wife, Inna, wrote the following impressions of our trip to the Cotswolds in England:. May 30, 2010 . I’m writing this in Staddlestones B&B in Chipping Campden, Cotswolds. I can hardly put my thoughts, impressions and feelings into words as I write this as I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this place so much. The Cotswolds is a quintessential English country side with beautiful rolling hills,…
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Saturday, May 29, 2010 . . . We boarded a train from London to Cambridge, where I planned to pick up my Saab 9-5 Estate car from National Car Rental. . . . . . . . . Unfortunately, the weather was quite rainy, and I was apprehensive about driving on the left side of the road in England for the first time. When we…
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010. . Today, we decided to visit Leeds Castle - one of England's most original and beautiful castles.. . . . . . . Since the castle is far from London, we used a combination of trains to get there (as we have not rented a car yet). . . . . . . After arriving, we toured the beautiful grounds surrounding…
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Today, we visited Kew Gardens (the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew).. . We took the London Underground's District-Richmond branch (Kew Gardens Station is 1200 feet from the Victoria Gate entrance to Kew Gardens).. . . . There was a lovely Children's Playground, where Alex played a bit.. . . . . . . . Afterward, we explored the actual gardens.. . . . . .…
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Today begins the first leg of our 3-week European trip, with multiple stops in England and France. We have been planning this trip for a long time and have developed a complex, overly ambitious, and detailed itinerary.. . In England, we planned to visit the following cities:. London (with side trips to Kew Gardens, Leeds Castle, Windsor Castle) . Cambridge . Cotswolds (Chipping Campden, Bourton-on-the-Water).…
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