Outside of London

This is the old Ely Dispensary in the town of Ely.  It is very significant to Rachel because ancestry on Rob's side of the family are connected with town of Ely.  The inscription on the door says:
        Ely Dispensary
             1865
        Heal the Sick

The Ely Cathedral is old and large (built in about 1000 AD ).  I was so glad we could see it, particularly because Rachel and Rob named their son after the Ely's.

















        The Cathedral is well maintained and still in use.

We also visited the town of Harston.  Dennis is not sure that he has any family connection with ancestors there but it was fun to look around and feel like there could be a connection.


The Harston village Hall.






                                                                                        A Harston Coat of Arms we saw in the town

This was a fun old tower restaurant with an interesting entry.  

                                        

We stayed at a bed and breakfast that had an creative back yard.

The woman was kind and gave us an English Tea (herbal tea for us) of cookies and tea.  The next morning when we ate breakfast with some English guests their dislike for President Trump was quickly made manifest.  

This was in the side yard.  It is a castle for their grandchildren to play in.  

The bed and breakfast was in the town of Kineton.  

We drove on, with Dennis at the wheel, driving on the wrong side of the road, 

at least from the American perspective.  

The Ann Hathaway Cottage is the birthplace of William Shakespeare.

Stratford-Upon-Avon town square

The Great Garden of New Place.  An English garden now, the place where Shakespeare is buried.  

The Avon River by the city of Stratford-upon-Avon.  Rachel and I had stopped 

at a dress shop there in town and each of us bought new dress.  

The city of Bath and the North East of Somerset was next.

There is so much old history in England whereas American is a relatively young country.  

This was a particularly beautiful bridge and river of Bath. 

Jane Austen lived in Bath.  We visited the house she resided in.  

Ahh, the Roman baths for which Bath is named for.  

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One of our places of lodging was just inside and up the stairs.  It was a small apartment 

that we didn't spend much time in because there was so much to see and do. 

Stonehenge, so old. 

I really enjoyed walking around Windsor Castle and the grounds.  

I loved these back stairs and all the greenery around them.  

We all had our own headsets to listen to and learn about Windsor.

The English guards and all their regalia.

How I loved visiting England.