A short trip to York was a very chilly but interesting time. Heaps of history - we are ready for a break from history for a little while! It is a lovely city with a castle a wall and lots of old buildings and shops. We were given a few challenges by our children. One of which was to drink a pint of beer. Well, first we tested about 12 different beers then drank one each. We drank it with our typical English dinner. We visited a couple of museums. The quilt muse...

The past few days have seen us educated about a great deal of English history- thanks to John Hooper and the Big Bus Commentary. We've been to a Medieval castle- Bodiam Castle, ridden on buses, a ferry, walked the streets of London, checked out the Tower of London been to a pub or 2, Harrods, the underground. Been freezing, got wet, seen the change of Guard at Buckingham Palace, visited the V & A Museum and shopped at Covent Garden market. So far it has bee...