Breakfast at the b&b. Bill brought his iPad so we could figure out the day's destinations. Next stop - Stow-on-the-Wold. I love these names with hyphens.
Very cute and excellent shopping!
We had a lovely morning chatting with shop keepers and spending money. Then it was off to Chipping Norton for lunch. I also love all the names with "Chipping" - mostly because it sounds so cute but also because it means 'market' which means more good shopping. Notice the man in the red sweater behind Bill - Bill started chatting him up and he wound up joining us for about a half an hour, telling us about his career, his exwife (insane), his knee operation (showed us the scar). It was very pleasant but then I started to get antsy to get back on the road.
We were in Stratford-upon-Avn approximately 30 minutes - - that was as long as it took for us to park, find a bathroom and realize that we were in too much of a tourist town. The place was packed and was milking the Shakespeare association too much. I managed to get some shots of some tudor buildings that did not have a nail salon or a phone store built into the old structure.
Good bye Stratford - hello Cheltenham. Not bad for last minute accommodations, huh? Bill agrees!!
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