For years I’ve had requests from my pattern customers to lead a historical costuming tour to England. As a busy homeschooling mom, I just didn’t see that on the near horizon. But last year, my husband brought it up and said there’d probably never be a better time to go — one silver lining in the black cloud of a failing economy is the falling of travel costs and a better exchange rate for the American dollar. We also now have lots of older children who help run the household and need little help with their schooling, so my husband urged me to consider going in the fall of 2009.
Category Archives: travel
Rochester: Part II
After the wonderful tour of the castle (and a quick stop in the gift shop for treats for my children!), we headed back down the hill toward the Cathedral. Through a side door, you enter the ruins of the old abbey, seen in the photo at left. There is a beautiful garden through the lowerContinue reading “Rochester: Part II”
Long time, no post!
I’ve managed to let months slip by without posting the final days of our 2007 trip. I promise to bug Lindsay for the Saturday pictures so I can finish up! It is fun to look back and remember the trip highlights. My dear husband will be stopping through London on his way back from AfricaContinue reading “Long time, no post!”
Two days in England!
Well, we made it. Our flight over was delayed two hours, which put us at Heathrow past the time to catch our train up to the Cotswolds. We managed to breeze through Customs (no line) and haul everything to the train station to catch the Express to Paddington. Once there, we found that the nextContinue reading “Two days in England!”
Chipping-Campden
Finally! I’ve got the last of the pictures in the gallery. Hope you enjoy seeing our last day in wonderful England! Click below to access the album: Chipping-Campden And I can’t resist sharing a photo to demonstrate how our trip to England has already influenced some changes here at home. They are simple but haveContinue reading “Chipping-Campden”
Derbyshire and Chatsworth
Now I’ve uploaded the pictures from our drive through the hills and dales of Derbyshire and our visit to Chatsworth House. I hope you enjoy all the incredible scenery as much as we did! Derbyshire SceneryIn and Around Chatsworth P.S. – Whoops! I got a note from someone who said the Chatsworth photos would notContinue reading “Derbyshire and Chatsworth”
Costume Photos and More!
I’ve finally gotten through our photos from the Jane Austen Centre, Museum of Costume in Bath, and the interior of Warwick Castle. There are lots of delicious things to drool over in these galleries! Click below to go directly to them: Inside the JA Centre and Museum of Costume Inside Warwick Castle
More photos!
I’ve gotten two more galleries up with pictures from days three and four. Click below to enjoy! Sunday in Bradford on Avon and Bath Monday morning in Bath and drive up to Derbyshire through Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Have fun!
Links to Picture Galleries!
Well, it is taking a while to resize and upload pictures to the online galleries. Thank you for your patience! I do finally have three galleries on line and am working on the others as time permits. Let me know if you have any difficulty accessing these links. Here we go: Scenes from our dayContinue reading “Links to Picture Galleries!”
Visit to Chipping-Campden in the Cotswolds
At last we’ve gone through our pictures, and I’ve finished the blog post I started while at Heathrow! Here are the details of our last day in beautiful England…. We packed up our belongings Wednesday morning and loaded the car around 9:30. Melissa and I dashed into some of the shops in Bakewell to seeContinue reading “Visit to Chipping-Campden in the Cotswolds”
