England - Warwick Castle, Yorkshire Dales and London

This is Warwick Castle. One of the best preserved. It has actually been lived in in the last 10 years.
One of the largest catapults still working.
Never too old to play dress up - especially English style.
I wanted to try some good old fashioned British Fish and Chips. We looked up where the best were. Here it is - supposedly the best in England. One word - NARSTY! The best fish and chips we actually had on the trip was made by an orphan in Uganda who had one of the most beautiful hearts I've ever seen.
True to it's reputation, it poured most of the time we were in England. Another essential investment we made while in England were "wellies" as they're fondly called. So of course, I had to buy the pretty pink ones! They are a Brit's best friend.
Just enough quaint to satisfy my Jane Austin infatuation.
So we took off in the rain determined to hike the "footpaths" through the Yorkshire Dales. These footpaths go through the moores, cow and sheep pastures and the crags. This pic is of Leslie crossing into the pastureland over what is called a "style" which allows those hiking to get in without letting the sheep out.
It was a dangerous hike!
Again, the wellies were essential.
That would be a wall going up the hill. Separating the heather from the pastureland.


I was determined to have Afternoon Tea while in London. It was perfect! We had it just outside of Kensington gardens - where Princess Diana lived.
I can be just like everyone else in London riding the Underground. Reading the awful gossip newspapers they give out as you enter the Tube.