England-Scotland Day 1 (Part 1) – Heathrow to Bath

3 April 2010 It was a long flight of about 14 hours by Qantas QF9 from Singapore to Heathrow Airport, London. We left Singapore Changi Airport at 11 PM the night before and by the time we cleared the immigration at Heathrow it was just before dawn. England was cold in April, and coming from warm, humid Singapore, it was certainly a drastic change. So, out came the warm clothes and jackets from our...

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England-Scotland Day 1 (Part 2) – Stonehenge

3 April 2010 Stonehenge is one of the most impressive prehistoric megalithic monuments in the world, located in England. A must-see for anyone interested in world history and mysteries. Stonehenge was easy to find with the help of the brown colour road signs as we travelled towards it from Bath on the A36. The road signs led us to a big open car park opposite the Stonehenge site.  Parking was...

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December afternoon in the City of Bath

28 December 2012 From Castle Combe, we drove to Bath, the final destination of our road trip. After several visits in the past, I was pretty familiar with the roads in the City of Bath and finding our B&B Milton House, along Wells Road was a breeze. Once checked in, we drove to the public car park at Charlotte Street and did a walking tour of the city, for the benefit of Samuel who was visiting...

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