Well, we finally had the opportunity to see the other parts of the country called Great Britain. London is still the charming city it was 20 years ago when we visited.  The rest of the country is equally charming, maybe more so, as you get away from the “big city”. We absolutely loved the little village of Corfe Castle, the site of the wedding. I thoroughly enjoyed Edinburgh, Bath and Stonehenge. I loved hearing about the people, places and history of the country we studied superficially when we were in high school. The pastoral countryside we drove through was calming and inviting. The little towns and villages were idyllic. The food choices and preparation has gotten much better than it was when we visited in the 1990s. The people are friendly and welcoming, even though some do have almost unintelligible accents. 

There is something reassuring about traveling in an English-speaking country where you can read the menus and, for the most part, know what the menu say (what is “swede” in that food dish?), understand street/road signs, and converse with a good chance of understanding what was being said. It was extremely nice to know we could eat the food and drink the water with no fear of health issues. Visiting Great Britain is an easy “adventure”.

Would I go back to Great Britain? Certainly, in a heartbeat. There are always new theater shows to see and I have not visited Cambridge, Oxford, the Cotswolds or the Northern part of the Scottish Highlands. Will I do so?  Time will tell…..

 

Travel quote of the day:   “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert