WE'RE MOVING ON

It's been a month and a day since we arrived in London, beginning our tour of the UK. Although we only scratched the surface, we did get to see a lot as we traveled north to Scotland and then returning to London via Wales.  Today we drive from the Cotswolds to London, in the rain I might add, which I guess is how it should be.   There we will spend one night before boarding the Eurostar for our next stop, Paris.

We spent one of our last two days in the Cotswolds in the usual manner by taking a walk. After one month of being on the move, we spent the last day as a day off.  Cathie slept in until breakfast and then went back to bed after breakfast.  I went shopping for the elusive bike jersey I've been looking for with no success. explored our small village, which took all of 15 minutes and reorganized our luggage. We're ready to move on, but first some more photos of the Cotswolds.

CHURCH IN LOWER SLAUGHTER

MILL IN LOWER SLAUGHTER

A STATELY HOME

LOOKING BACK AT UPPER SLAUGHTER

FRESHLY PLANTED HAY, I THINK

This is the center of town in Cold Aston which includes the town hall (not shown) and a pub.  There is also a church and an elementary school.  No other business and about 30 - 40 homes.  Since everything to see around here is in a 20 mile radius, it was a great quiet location.

Alan, not our host Alan, but one of the guests Alan plays the piano.  When he travels in the UK, he brings along his electric keyboard.  So each evening he set up in the lounge and played for a couple of hours.  All kinds of music from classical, to show tunes, to rock and roll.  Alan the host kept him plied with adult beverages and that was payment enough.

ALAN AT THE KEYBOARD