Castle Howard

Sunday was blustery with sunny patches.  We took the train from York to Malton, then taxied to Castle Howard. (Our original plan – the 181 bus direct from York to the estate – went bust when we realized the bus didn’t run on Sundays.) Seat of the Dukes of Norfolk, this is a grand house … Read more

Eoferwick/Jorvik/York

We are in York at the start of our Northeast England adventures.  Transport from Denver was uneventful for us, not so much for the lady-of-a-certain age who spent much of the trip stretched out in the mid-ships galley with an IV in her arm.  I envied her the stretched-out bit. She was lively, back in … Read more

Last Words

Last words before we hop the plane for the long journey home… and late breaking news from the Traveler.  Since Century Link decided to silence the server hosting my blog site at the start of  our Fall 2017 trip to England, I was forced back to Facebook for travel posts. Facebook is a dreadful blogging … Read more

Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle in the afternoon. (The queen was not in residence, sadly.) No interior shots allowed, alas.     Windsor abounds in gargoyles and grotesques – my favorite guttersnipes! We heard sung Evensong in the glorious St. George chapel, seat of the Knights of the Garter (including Lady Knights) and a wonder of Gothic architecture … Read more

Yarmouth -Lymington -Winchester Cathedral

A gorgeous early morning ferry ride from Yarmouth to Lymington (on the mainland). Then on to Winchester Cathedral (the only cathedral immortalized in pop music with bassoon riffs), dating back to Saxon times. We had a fabulous guided tour by Hal, one of the platoon of volunteers offering tours every 20 minutes. Jane Austin is buried … Read more