Kevin took Friday off and we headed west out of London in a rented, manual drive Passat. Thus began our adventures. Kevin did incredibly well considering driving on the left, stick shift, London traffic and not knowing the city's streets. I navigated and he tried not to hit the left curb! It was tense, but we got out of London and onto the motorway in about 45 minutes.
Our destination was the Cotswold region, an area in the English countryside that has small villages, quaint thatched roof homes and lots of sheep. We stopped in Stow-on-the-Wold for lunch and a walk around. We read that "wold" means exposed to the wind.
Lunch out on the patio of The Queen's Head. Laura wondered about so many restaurants named after the Queen's body parts.
The queen got wind of Laura's curiosity and locked her up in the town's stocks. ;)
Cute little hobbit.
We checked into a hotel in a nearby village called Chipping Campden.
We had an entry to our room in an inside hallway, but we could have used these stairs to climb in through our bathroom window!
We had an entry to our room in an inside hallway, but we could have used these stairs to climb in through our bathroom window!
One of our favorite experiences was going horseback riding.
Here we are at the stables all geared up.
Our guides took us through the very pretty, idyllic village of Stanton. We walked down the main street, past ancient homes built in the typical Cotswold style.
The view from the top of the hill was amazing!
Laura's guide was pointing out that in the distance we might be able to see Wales... maybe.
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