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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England-Scotland Day 1 (Part 3) – The Cotswolds town of Cirencester

3 April 2010  To visit and explore all the key historic market towns of the Cotswolds in one day is impossible. Maybe even 2 or 3 days may not be enough. So, the plan was to stop at one or two villages or towns in the Cotswolds on our way to Stratford-upon-Avon. As it was approaching lunch time and still raining, we headed to the town of Cirencester, in the general direction towards Stratford...

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England-Scotland Day 1 (Part 4) – The Cotswold village of Bibury

3 April 2010 Many had called Bibury the most beautiful village in England. As we drove into the village, we could see why. We parked our car, on the parking spaces, by the Bibury Trout Farm. The rain had started again. Thank goodness we bought 2 umbrellas in Cirencester. So we were prepared to explore the beautiful village of Bibury, in the light rain. One of the highlights in Bibury is the 14th...

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England-Scotland Day 2 (Part 1) – Stratford Upon Avon

4 April 2010 Stratford Upon Avon is a good place to stay for a night when doing a road trip through the Cotswold. Although it is known for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare, there was plenty of other sights to see as well.  The plan for Day 2 of our England-Scotland vacation was to explore Stratford-Upon-Avon in the early morning and then drive to York. I reckon it would take approximately...

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