Merry Ole England

Saturday!

Excitement grew as we left our lovely cocoon in West London and were met by our tour guide for a week in Scotland. After a head count our Tour Guide introduced herself. She had a lovely throaty voice which proved soothing for the week that we were together. Our bus driver was perfect. Capable , helpful and everyone loved him. We were given the general guidelines of tour etiquette...always be on time or you will be left behind. Our first stop was Stamford. It was also our first encounter with rain. Luckily we had proper rain gear and navigated the flea markets for a while. Then onto Sherwood Forest. Well, we skirted Sherwood Forest but then the excitement built when we stopped at the great structure of York Minster. York is the most complete medieval city in England. Quaint streets abound including Shambles. We went to a delightful train musem and then onto the bus to arrive at Middlesbough Hotel. A lovely room awaited us. Dinner and drinks were had by all and then off to bed before continuing our trip to Edinburgh. And oh, yes a stop to ALNWICK CASTLE, the site of Harry Potter's movie setting for the Harry Potter movies. Can't wait!

Sunday...Harry Potter!