Warwick Castle, Shakespeare's Birthplace, Oxford, & Cotswolds 2024

On Friday, October 4, we joined a tour led by Pablo on a bus driven by Parth.

First stop was Warwick Castle.

The castle had exhibits showing what life was like in medieval times.

This river flowed by the castle, very convenient to the original inhabitants.

I enjoyed sitting and people watching while Martin climbed to walk on the wall.

Next stop - Stratford on Avon.

I had to visit this shop because my maiden name is Thornton.

The owner has written several children's books.

I bought one to share with the grands.

Statue across the square.

Shakespeare's birthplace was still standing.

The gardens were almost finished blooming.

Exterior of the house.

More blooms.

The kitchen.

We drove through the Cotswold countryside on our way to Oxford.

Beautiful rolling hills.

One of the colleges of Oxford.

Courtyard of the Bodlean Library.

Old tree with parasites growing from cracks in the bark.

Still green leaves in October.

We returned to London and found our way back to our hotel.

 

Twinings London

This is the London Twinings Tea Shop.

It has been in the same location since 1706.

There were pots of tea to sample at this counter.

My bag was filled with Twinings tea and accessories.

There was a cute young clerk who offered to take photos of us.

I saw the door of the shop on our trip to London at Christmas in 2005.

I didn't get a chance to visit at that time.

It was on my list of places to visit on this trip.

Well worth the time it took to walk over from our hotel.

Here are the things that came home with us.

The Rosy Fig flavor White Tea is so delicious.

I was surprised to see that the tea cup was made in the UK.

Had to have a photo of this mosaic at the entrance.

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