Day 10 - Boreham - End of a Long Day on Monday, May 13th, 2013

Loved staying at the Boreham Home Farm B&B in Warminster, Wiltshire. Here's a shot of it.  It was built in the 1830's.  We enjoyed a first floor room with it's own entrance. Loved it!

The Home Farm B&B in Boreham, Warminster, Wiltshire

http://www.homefarmboreham.com/index.shtml

Where we had dinner.  Pretty good!

http://www.snootyfoxrestaurant.co.uk/

Day 10 - Lacock Abbey on Monday, May13th, 2013

Lacock Abbey was founded in 1232 as a nunnery for nuns of the Augustinian order. Following the dissolution of the monasteries, it was sold to Sir Wiliam Sharrington who converted it to his living quarters. Later on. It was the home of William Henry Fox Talbot. In 1835, he made the first, still surviving photographic negative .

One of the entrances into Lacock, Abbey

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lacock/

There is some great stained glass at the Abbey.

Great Hall in the adjoining estate home.

Great Hall

The camera used by William Henry Fox Talbot to create the oldest surviving photographic negative .

Any one for dancing lessons?

Day 10 - Avebury - Silbury Hill on Monday, May 13th, 2013

Avebury offers several interesting places go visit including a huge stone circle many prefer over Stomrhenge. Unfortunately, I forgot to take some pics with my iPhone. But, I did take a pic of Silbury Hill. is a prehistoric chalk mound. It was huge!  No, we didn't wall to the top of this one!

Silbury Hill in Avebury

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silbury_Hill

Day 10 - Boreham, Warminster - Full English Breakfast on Monday, May 13th, 2013

You really haven't lived until you have enjoyed a Full English Breakfast! It was obviously created by a team of English Cardiologists.

Eggs usually fried. Be prepared to explain Over Easy if you like them that way. Bacon. Theirs is like our smoked ham or Canadian Bacon. Link sausages, usually locally sourced and seasoned differently than ours. Roasted tomatoes, pronounced differently - but just as good. Baked beans, usually Heinz. Yes, really! Finally, sautéed mushrooms.

In this version, there is no Black Pudding. While black in color, it is by no means a pudding! It is a blood sausage.  I like it, but many do not.

Cereal, cut fruit, and toast is usually served as well as fruit juice and tea or coffee. 

The photo below was taken at the Home Farm B&B in Warminster where we have stayed for several nights.

Full English Breakfast @ Home Farm B&B, Boreham, Warminster

http://www.homefarmboreham.com/index.shtml

Day 9 - Cheltenham - Rainy Lunch on Sunday, May 12th, 2013

Stopped in Cheltenham to walk the Promenade and to eat some lunch. Sampled some local wheat beer with some sandwiches at Red Pepper. Good! Walked in the rain. I'm glad I had our GPS with us!

The Red Pepper was a great place for lunch!

http://redpeppercheltenham.co.uk/

I thought this couple were cute together 8^)

Day 9 - Chedworth - Roman Villa on May 12th, 2013

Our first stop of the day was Chedworth Roman Villa.  It was quite remote, requiring travel on a "one track" road. They are narrow paved roads no wider than one vehicle with occasional places to pull off to let someone pass.

Chedworth was well worth the trouble. Lots of ruins to explore. Well preserved. Learn more at:

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chedworth-roman-villa/

http://www.chedworthromanvilla.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chedworth_Roman_Villa

Pam photographing the foundations of one of the buildings.

Roman mosaic floor protected from the elements.

The sun hitting the mosaic floor of one of the buildings.

Mosaic floor

Well

Day 9 - Chipping Campden - Goodbye on Sunday, May 12th, 2013

Stayed at this lovely B&B in Chipping Campden run by Sally Galven.  We highly recommend it!

Really loved the Cotswolds !

I took a pause from updating my blog. Was just too tired!  Getting back to it.

The Chance B&B

http://www.the-chance.co.uk/contentok.php?id=50