This morning, we went on a scenic walk from Upper Slaughter to Bourton-on-the-Water. The towns were very cute and made mostly from stones. A small creek flowed through Upper and Lower Slaughter, next to the grassy path. We were even lucky enough to see two white swans because in Australia, we only have black swans. We ate lunch at a nice farm in Daylesford before going to Snowshill Manor. The food is all organic and very delicious. We picked our favorites to ma...

Today's photo was taken at New College in Oxford and was the site of filming in the fourth Harry Potter movie where Moody turns Malfoy into a ferret,mew even stood under the tree itself! Oxford, less than an hour by train from London and you feel I've you've landed on a movie set. We explored the quaint streets and a few of the colleges, saw students darting about and lecturers in academic gowns. The buildings and grounds of the colleges are gorgeous, the dinin...

Shopping, no matter where in the world we could be, this is still central to any good holiday. Couple of hours on Oxford Street, Soho and surrounds before taking in the British Museum with its incredible architecture, interesting collections including the Rosetta Stone, ancestral figures from Easter Island, ancient currencies and jewels. Then some more shopping. We parted so that Stan could do a few more galleries and skirt around a fiery anti G8 protest. Ther...

We were up early ready to see London from high. We boarded the London Eye well before expected boarding time so we missed the dreaded long queues!! It is an amazing structure and a great way to get an overview of the large city. Our next stop was the Tate Gallery of Modern Art before heading back several centuries in time to The Tower of London. An amazing place with a gruesome history, however the crowds were enormous and it was difficult to hear the entertainin...