Giant Elephants and separated people at Trafalgar Square

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:55 pm

Oh I was so mad, I may have even said a naughty word like poo. :p
:yh_rotfl ........oh honey that was quite the adventure wasnt it??

Minks swears it wasnt poo you said!;)

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:01 pm

Raven wrote: :yh_rotfl ........oh honey that was quite the adventure wasnt it??

Minks swears it wasnt poo you said!;)

RAVEN!! That must mean that you and Minksy are back. So do tell all how did today go. I would like a full report, starting on what time you got up!!

Oh and yes yesterday was quite the adventure, just a shame that I was so busy looking at my watch to fully enjoy the afternoon, and the beauty of Hyde Park. Oh well if I didn't say poo, then I surely didn't say anything bad at all right!!!?? I mean I'm an angel, even during times of madness, such as rushing to catch ones train! :wah:

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:23 pm

chrisb84uk wrote: RAVEN!! That must mean that you and Minksy are back. So do tell all how did today go. I would like a full report, starting on what time you got up!!

Oh and yes yesterday was quite the adventure, just a shame that I was so busy looking at my watch to fully enjoy the afternoon, and the beauty of Hyde Park. Oh well if I didn't say poo, then I surely didn't say anything bad at all right!!!?? I mean I'm an angel, even during times of madness, such as rushing to catch ones train! :wah:

Chrisssssss, hello hello, or should I say Howdy! Ohhhhhh this has been another good day for us 3. We woke up as usual at 9:00 gawd how early that is, I feel like a kid being summoned for school, There is me zzzz and a knock at the door and either Raven Or Voodoo anouncing the time like the town cryer. We got away at about 10:30 and it was a glorious sunny day and off we went to Rochester. Oh Chris the castle just took my breath away, I have never seen a real castle in my life it was mind boggling. Did you know in the morter that keeps those stones together they put sea shells in it. Wow that was cool. Ok so..... we spend about 1.5 hours exploring rochester castle, and then went to rochester cathedral, Oh My that was very interesting, all the rooms and the stained glass and the hidie holes and the beauty. We even were able to go down to the crypt and poke around. Very chilly down there, and it looks like they may conduct what we americans call "sunday school" where they take the children. We do have a tone of pics and Raven's puter is slow so I am not to sure when the pics might get posted or if at all before I go home. I do apologize in advance. After the cathedral we went for a wander down the main street, WOW straight out of Dickens, you would have loved it Chris, very quiet and very few cars aimed at us pedestrians. It was so warm out we did not need jackets ... this is fantastic as I heard rumor Calgary was expecting snow last nite.

Oh gang this has been a great trip and I am glad you all are enjoying our adventures. Tomorrow we are thinking about Leeds perhaps.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:34 pm

minks wrote: Chrisssssss, hello hello, or should I say Howdy! Ohhhhhh this has been another good day for us 3. We woke up as usual at 9:00 gawd how early that is, I feel like a kid being summoned for school, There is me zzzz and a knock at the door and either Raven Or Voodoo anouncing the time like the town cryer. We got away at about 10:30 and it was a glorious sunny day and off we went to Rochester. Oh Chris the castle just took my breath away, I have never seen a real castle in my life it was mind boggling. Did you know in the morter that keeps those stones together they put sea shells in it. Wow that was cool. Ok so..... we spend about 1.5 hours exploring rochester castle, and then went to rochester cathedral, Oh My that was very interesting, all the rooms and the stained glass and the hidie holes and the beauty. We even were able to go down to the crypt and poke around. Very chilly down there, and it looks like they may conduct what we americans call "sunday school" where they take the children. We do have a tone of pics and Raven's puter is slow so I am not to sure when the pics might get posted or if at all before I go home. I do apologize in advance. After the cathedral we went for a wander down the main street, WOW straight out of Dickens, you would have loved it Chris, very quiet and very few cars aimed at us pedestrians. It was so warm out we did not need jackets ... this is fantastic as I heard rumor Calgary was expecting snow last nite.

Oh gang this has been a great trip and I am glad you all are enjoying our adventures. Tomorrow we are thinking about Leeds perhaps.

Sounds like you are having such a great time...we're so envious. I've never been to Rochester....adding to my list of places to see.

I hope that you mean you are going to Leeds Castle tomorrow not the city of Leeds 'up north'...that would take about 6 hrs to get to. Anyway...you will just love leeds castle....it's Fantastic with a capital 'F'.

Enjoy...enjoy ...enjoy ...and tell us tomorrow what it was like.

Good weather forecast until Sunday, so make the most of it...

:yh_hugs to you all

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:38 pm

Minks, lovely to hear from you!!!

Oh that sounds like such an excellent day that the three of you had, I wish I could of been there. Hehehe I see that you are still waking up early as usual hehehe, poor you I was naughty and laid in a little for my first day back. :wah: I can only imagine how beautiful the castle and cathedral must have been, it sounds fantastic.

No traffic you say hehehe, I had been telling people here about our little escapades with the traffic, and hence the new title I put up today!!

Glad to see that the weather has stayed nice. Yesterday was lovely wasn't it, so if your weather was similar to that it must have been one sunny, hot day for you. Oh and you are thinking of going to Leeds?? Are you sure, becuase that's a LONG way away from you, that's even going up north past me. If u have the time you are always welcome to come visit my town on-route and I will love to show you around, but somehow I'm guessing that it's a little out of your way.

It's good to hear from you, and I hope that you continue to have great days ahead of you!!

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:40 pm

Bez wrote: Sounds like you are having such a great time...we're so envious. I've never been to Rochester....adding to my list of places to see.

I hope that you mean you are going to Leeds Castle tomorrow not the city of Leeds 'up north'...that would take about 6 hrs to get to. Anyway...you will just love leeds castle....it's Fantastic with a capital 'F'.

Enjoy...enjoy ...enjoy ...and tell us tomorrow what it was like.

Good weather forecast until Sunday, so make the most of it...

:yh_hugs to you all

ah I'm sure you are right, because going to Leeds the city is surely too long. And yes the weather is supposed to be nice until the weekend, and seeing as how it has been pretty accurate lately, I hope you are able to enjoy the sun and warm weather as much as you guys can!!

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:42 pm

Bez wrote: Sounds like you are having such a great time...we're so envious. I've never been to Rochester....adding to my list of places to see.

I hope that you mean you are going to Leeds Castle tomorrow not the city of Leeds 'up north'...that would take about 6 hrs to get to. Anyway...you will just love leeds castle....it's Fantastic with a capital 'F'.

Enjoy...enjoy ...enjoy ...and tell us tomorrow what it was like.

Good weather forecast until Sunday, so make the most of it...

:yh_hugs to you all

Oh yes Leeds Castle, the names, the names!!!....... I always am half right with the names of places but you were correct.

I can't wait to see this one as well.

Ok so good weather, did you put in a special word with the big guy for us hmmmmm?

Raven wanted you to know we saw all the green men in this one. We did attempt pics but not sure what we will get.

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:47 pm

Castle, castle castle, yes I meant castle geeze eh!!!!

hehehehehehe

Well if it were near you we were travelling you bet we would drop in ... oh your poor parents.

Sidewalk sissy eh ok I should change mine to the same as I know I was darn scared whenever we saw a bicycle approach, geeze us small towners are a sorry bunch arent we.

But hey don't we know how to "Mind the Gap" well, we certainly aren't afraid of that, perhaps a little annoyed but no way is that "gap" going to get the better of us.

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:57 pm

minks wrote: Castle, castle castle, yes I meant castle geeze eh!!!!

hehehehehehe

Well if it were near you we were travelling you bet we would drop in ... oh your poor parents.

Sidewalk sissy eh ok I should change mine to the same as I know I was darn scared whenever we saw a bicycle approach, geeze us small towners are a sorry bunch arent we.

But hey don't we know how to "Mind the Gap" well, we certainly aren't afraid of that, perhaps a little annoyed but no way is that "gap" going to get the better of us.

:wah: Oh how can anyone forget "Mind the Gap," hahaha oh how many times did we hear that. Remember when that one voice must have said it about 10 times in the space of a minute hehehe. Oh well you know that I was more of a sidewalk sissie than you were, and considering that I was going to get killed by flowers, I'm not exactly doing much to raise any macho status that I wanted to show!!

Yes my mum would of been shocked had you turned up on our doorstop, but I told her a lot about you all, and I know that she would really love to meet you all!!

Have a great day at Leeds castle tommorow!!!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:01 pm

Oh boy, more stories tomorrow!

Storm the castle!

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:07 pm

If you like cathedrals, you should try Canterbury. Alternatively, if you go to Stonehenge, you should take a look at Wells Cathedral.

Post by **spot** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:07 pm

Go for it, you three - and watch the countryside as you drive through it too, it's even worth turning off to find a village pub for lunch.

xx.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:10 pm

OpenMind wrote: If you like cathedrals, you should try Canterbury. Alternatively, if you go to Stonehenge, you should take a look at Wells Cathedral.
Canterburys wonderful...where Thomas a Becket was murdered....was it Richard Burton in the film ??

Hundreds of pilgrims go there....another one on my list to go and see again...it's 25 yrs or more since i went.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:12 pm

Bez wrote: Canterburys wonderful...where Thomas a Becket was murdered....was it Richard Burton in the film ??

Hundreds of pilgrims go there....another one on my list to go and see again...it's 25 yrs or more since i went.

I reckon it's been about that long for me too, Bez.

Post by **spot** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:13 pm

Bez wrote: Canterburys wonderful...where Thomas a Becket was murdered....was it Richard Burton in the film ??Without looking, I'd have said Paul Schofield surely... I ought to look, but I don't mind looking silly. Paul Schofield.

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:13 pm

Oh those ideas sound brilliant. I can just imagine how much fun you three would have at all those locations!! Aren't cathedrals great!!

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:15 pm

chrisb84uk wrote: Aren't cathedrals great!!

You're right Chris. Cathedrals are huge.:wah:

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:22 pm

OpenMind wrote: You're right Chris. Cathedrals are huge.:wah:

:wah: Hahaha oh yes, that my legs can vouch for as being 100% accurate!! :p

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:25 pm

spot wrote: Without looking, I'd have said Paul Schofield surely... I ought to look, but I don't mind looking silly. Paul Schofield.

Richard Burton was Thomas a Becket and Peter o'Toole was Henry11 Spot. circa 1964/5. I think he was nominated for an Oscar but didn't get it...

when I stood on the plaque that commemorates the murder...all i could see was Richard Burton lying in a pool of blood...it seemed so real.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:29 pm

ArnoldLayne wrote: Went last year, its fabulous. I like to walk round touching the stone, soaking up the history. Leeds Castle is a must too.

Spots right, just veer off the main drag and find a village pub

I felt like that in the Tower of London when i touched the walls...you could almost feel the desolation of the people locked in there all those 500/600 years ago. The names carved on the walls made it even more real.

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:32 pm

Bez wrote: Richard Burton was Thomas a Becket and Peter o'Toole was Henry11 Spot. circa 1964/5. I think he was nominated for an Oscar but didn't get it...

when I stood on the plaque that commemorates the murder...all i could see was Richard Burton lying in a pool of blood...it seemed so real.

Thanks boys and girls I shall have nightmares tonite:-2

I am off for bed great to catch up with you all again. Catch you later.

Minks

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:34 pm

minks wrote: Thanks boys and girls I shall have nightmares tonite:-2

I am off for bed great to catch up with you all again. Catch you later.

Minks

Sleep tight Minksy...when are you off to France ??

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:29 pm

She is going on Friday. She will be coming back to England Sunday evening, then it's back to Canada on Monday.:-1

So we have one more week to fill with great adventures!

Can you guys believe it's been a week already??

We got lost in a maze today, and the peacocks were STUNNING! And the funny little peahens were just acting like 'not tonight honey, I have a headache.':wah:

Leeds castle is an absolute must do for those who go to Kent!

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:35 pm

Raven wrote: She is going on Friday. She will be coming back to England Sunday evening, then it's back to Canada on Monday.:-1

So we have one more week to fill with great adventures!

Can you guys believe it's been a week already??

We got lost in a maze today, and the peacocks were STUNNING! And the funny little peahens were just acting like 'not tonight honey, I have a headache.':wah:

Leeds castle is an absolute must do for those who go to Kent!

Sounds fantastic...where next ???

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:45 pm

Dunno! We're checking!:-3 We'll let you know! We took TONS of pics today! We'll be posting some of them tomorrow. Just have to pick the film up!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:55 pm

Oh boy, more pics! The photos really are great, we can enjoy everything with you!:)

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:55 pm

Raven wrote: Dunno! We're checking!:-3 We'll let you know! We took TONS of pics today! We'll be posting some of them tomorrow. Just have to pick the film up!

You must all be exhausted !

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:57 pm

You KNOW we are! :wah: I think it's a toss up between Cambridge or Colchester tomorrow.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:58 pm

Cambridge!

*ha-easy for me to say!*

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:00 pm

LOL! I dont doubt it Chonsi! :wah: Wherever we go, we'll be sure to get good pics for ya!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:02 pm

Thanks Raven! The pics are so much fun!

And you guys are very good at photos!

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:08 pm

You would have loved it today Chonsi! After the maze bit, we discovered an underground grotto, that looked like the old pagan sanctuary of old! We have loads of pics of it!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:08 pm

Oh, that sounds so cool! Adventures and a maze!

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:09 pm

If you go to Cambridge you can get on the open top tourist bus and go round all the colleges you can get on and off whenever you want. You might want to stop at the American Cemetery. It is a fantastic place.

"First established on 7 December 1943, these 30.5 acres, donated by the University of Cambridge, were selected as a permanent American Military Cemetery due not only to the scenic grandeur, but also because a large proportion of American casualties occurred in this general area of East Anglia. The cemetery was dedicated on 16 July 1956."

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:10 pm

Raven wrote: You would have loved it today Chonsi! After the maze bit, we discovered an underground grotto, that looked like the old pagan sanctuary of old! We have loads of pics of it!

Sounds very 'Gothic'.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:12 pm

Bez wrote: Sounds very 'Gothic'.
It made my inner gargoyle sing with delight!

Post by **spot** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:13 pm

It's quite a way out of town, the cemetery, but you've got a car and it's an experience you'll not forget.

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:22 pm

spot wrote: It's quite a way out of town, the cemetery, but you've got a car and it's an experience you'll not forget.

Well now we have things to think about.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:23 pm

Raven wrote: It made my inner gargoyle sing with delight!

:D

As Spot said the American cemetery is a bit far out so I would definitely reccomend the tour bus. you get a great commentary,

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:25 pm

Bez wrote:

As Spot said the American cemetery is a bit far out so I would definitely reccomend the tour bus. you get a great commentary,

well we have to check the weather as well...

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:27 pm

Come on minks, it's warmer ther then in Canada, isn't it?

It's 70 here today.......................:-6

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:31 pm

http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/cambridgeuk/madcem.htm

Weather for Cambridge does look a bit dodgy :-3

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:43 pm

chonsigirl wrote: Come on minks, it's warmer ther then in Canada, isn't it?

It's 70 here today.......................:-6
yes apparently so, I just read emails from home not so warm, today here we were out in tank tops and we did get sun and it was a treat cause I will have color when I get home whooot whoooot :sneaky:

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:44 pm

Bez wrote: http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/cambridgeuk/madcem.htm

Weather for Cambridge does look a bit dodgy :-3

oh dear well now we are scratching our heads....

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:44 pm

The tanned Minks! You will be the envy of everyone!

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:33 pm

Okay. I think we have made up our minds. We're taking tomorrow off to recup from the week, cause sunday we're off to Bath, Stonehenge, and Glastonbury! Big long day!:-6 And as everyone knows, Stonehenge is a must see for everyone on the n. american continent! (along with loch ness!);)

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:34 pm

Oh, sounds good! You can sleep in late now!

Post by **spot** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:37 pm

Bez wrote: Richard Burton was Thomas a Becket and Peter o'Toole was Henry11 Spot. circa 1964/5. I think he was nominated for an Oscar but didn't get it...

when I stood on the plaque that commemorates the murder...all i could see was Richard Burton lying in a pool of blood...it seemed so real.OK, Bez - I spent the day worrying about this until it came to me. It wasn't Paul Schofield, it was Richard Pasco and it was the RSC production of Eliot's Murder In The Cathedral in 1972 which (to my eternal regret) I didn't see, but I did for years have a double audiocassette of with which I terrified my young children by daring them to listen to it all the way through. The elder girl stuck it out and won, and then spent years quoting odd snippets and baffling adults. I think she took the tapes to her room and played them late at night.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:39 pm

That's strange.