Boating on the Broads

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We are fortunate in the retirement choices of our British friends: the two couples settled in small Norfolk villages just 15 miles apart. Pure happenstance on their parts, but most convenient for us, especially since they used to live several hundred kilometers apart. So on Tuesday we drove the spiffy Chinese EV from Swanton Abbot … Read more

Swanton Abbott

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Monday saw us heading out of London for the next stage in our journey: Norfolk. We left the flat and walked to the Bank Station, then tubed to Liverpool Street Station, where we lugged bags up and down stairs to reach the BritRail station. We had time before our train to pick up yogurt, pastries … Read more

Battersea and the Thames Barrier

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Sunday morning we had a brunch date with the youngest generations of our long time (and now sadly departed) British friends, Alan and Janet: Olly, his wife Hannah and their delightful eight month old daughter Elizabeth. Our destination was The Delauney, a venerable European restaurant right on the edge of London’s theater district. We strolled … Read more

Springtime Amidst the Blooms

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On Saturday, we spent most of tour time engaged in one of our favorite pastimes: strolling through central London’s colorful and ever-popular royal parks. It was a perfect April day: sunny, not too hot, with riotous blooms everywhere. Prepare for some serious garden porn. We began the day with a tube ride to the Embankment … Read more