so.... to pics of england

We are on our way to London.
It is quite expensive to travel on the train from East Harling
but if you book your ticket ahead it brings the price down a lot.

This is as we arrive at Liverpool street station.
It is the main station to arrive at from Norwich.
Then we had to proceed to the underground,
to find the train to buckingham palace.

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On the way to the palace we spotted deck chairs
and wondered why not many were being sat on ..
.Then came along the man with the machine to take our money
for the privilege of sitting on the chairs so we immediately sat on the grass!


SQUIRREL!!!!
OH so cute and English. The little squirrel was so tame
he was very used to being fed by the tourists.

The walk through Hyde park,.
The weather was sunny and warm lots of people visiting
as it is the summer holidays for all of England, and then the beginning of a new school year.



This is the Princess Dianna memorial in Hyde park.
A water feature for all to enjoy . A favourite place to play in the summer
with little pale children in bathers having fun.

A special place for Joey the Macaron shop near Picadilly circus.
Very expensive but so beautiful.

Us inside the "Queens Theatre" .
We are ready for the performance of "Les Miserables"
which has been going for twenty five years in the same theatre.
A very special treat thanks to Roxi for finding a two for one ticket deal

Then after a three hour performance we were off to Carmody street
for some window shopping. These pictures are for Lena

We even found shoes with tape measures on this one is for Amy xxx


This is honesuckle in the garden of Ickworth, a stately home we found

Roxi and I out the front of Ickworth.

Some serious sock knitting has also been done. Second pair on the way

Diss auctions a world of the unexpected .
And england on a good day to prove that there IS blue sky in the UK..

a ruinous day

Roxi and I headed off for a small adventure to Bury St Edmonds. A big town nearby, with a big cathedral. We also found ruins from the 13th century.So hard for us to even slightly comprehend.
This building was actually built within the ruins, adding windows and doors in the ancient rock walls.This area of the UK...(Norfolk) is known for its buildings made from flint.
This building also shows how it was built on the ruins and stone columns of the 13th century.

We walked and walked and found areas of true ancient ruins
with families picnicing all around.
There were also amazing gardens very finely manicured and tended.
I did find in the flower beds, beautiful grevilea robustas
.I wonder if they realise how big they could grow.




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a mid summer walk

We are off in the car for our morning walk
. The roads are so narrow that going in the car to the woods is the best way to go.This is school lane which is the back of jo's hous .
At the end of this road we head to the left and on down the road. Past the gypsy camp with horses and a true wooden gypsy wagon.

We then walk on the Harling Heath. With the occasional sheep and such an abundance of wildflowers.
These flowers are a common knapweed.
Amongst the other flowers we have seen are....
Wild carrot,Yarrow,Perforate St Johns Wort,Field Bindweed,Harebell,
Vipers Bugloss,Ragwort,White Campion,and Scabious.What a bunch of wierd English names..

one by one

this is a hollyhock outside. the church in East Harling.. you can also see the flint walls and a glimpse of the lead light windows.. summer is here and so are the hollyhocks and wildflowers

my first pictures of the uk

here is my first image of the UK as I sit on the train to Norwich.Out the window is a field of wheat already to be harvested So many hours to get here but once you touch down it all seems not nearly so far...The Friday that I arrived was a heat wave of about 30 degrees and everyone was flagging in the heat although I still had a couple of layers on.It was so lovely to see my little sis and give her a real life hug and no more virtual world kisses.I have also been to the hospital and given a big hug to Richard from the land of Oz. It is so wonderful to be near them and for me to find my role as the mothering type here as well.
As Jo visits the hospital I have stayed home and cooked and knitted and read (Girl with the Dragon Tatoo)
Roxi is also here from the land of OZ . It is an amazing thing to be here in Summer and it is a concept the Brits find hard to realise... that its ...Winter in Australia.....