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Our last night in England spent at our motel. The only pub within walking distance was a gentleman’s club so no last hooray in English pub. Not to worry after a solid nights sleep we drove to airport and readied ourselves for Oslo.
The flight was great however when we arrived it was freezing. Caught the train into Oslo and short walk to our motel (actually the 7th floor loft) where we are centrally located. There is still snow and ice all around and the wind does not ever stop.
Not to stop us though on Wednesday we caught the local “red bus” and did the tour around town electing to stop off at one of the three maritime museums. An excellent choice as it was filled with both modern and historical stories of the sea including the infamous Vikings ships of old.
Saw lots of other great sights and learned a lot about the culture. That night we also decided to have one last meal in a tourist type restaurant. I will never learn. Two “shepherds” pies and four drinks later I handed over A$250. This place is ridiculous as far as food prices go. I even paid A$11 for a small coffee. This city also charges for public toilets and in the one no money needed you are expected to pay with a credit card.
Well our journey was coming to an end so we decided to do a simple walk around and came across the opera house. This place is amazing, styled as an iceberg, on the waters front. You can climb it, which we did, and I have to say Rhondda outdid herself as the climb was very steep. From here more city walking until we reached the palace to watch the changing of the guard. That is an hour I will never get back. The worst I have ever witnessed anywhere in the world.
In the afternoon we returned to our loft and reminisced about our entire trip. In summary loved the Hurtigruten cruise with the scenery spectacular. Enjoyed driving through small English villages. Iceland should be visited by everyone. Just take lots of money. The people have been great and accommodation great. Must mention seagulls over here are huge and I mean huge.
The things I must mention not keen on is English round abouts. Seemed one very two kilometres. The worst thing though is the electric showers. They are the worst invention ever.
That all said this will be our last story. Looking forward to getting home on Saturday and having a real coffee while catching up with friends and family.
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Early rise today as we had to get to St Michael’s Mount when it was low tide. This is a small castle about 200 metres off shore that can only be visited when the tide is out. Had tried to visit here years ago did not want to miss out again.
The place is testament to what man can do when he sets his mind to hit. The castle itself sits high on the island a man made harbour greets this willing to get your feet wet. Would love to come back in summer to see the gardens in full bloom.
After this treat we drove through to Bath where we drove to the “Crescent” a row of million dollars houses over looking the city. These houses are in so man postcards and attract millions of visitors to the city. This had been a long drive so we limped to Gloucester where we stayed at the Hatched Inn. The pie we had here was to die for and supported by many cold drinks. Early night though.
Our last full day in England we drove through to the Cotswold region the home of Burton on the Water and numerous other attraction’s. This region is stunning with thatched houses in every small township on every street. The drive here takes hours but well worth it.
Saw the Broadway tower, highway tower in England” on one of the many single lanes we drove upon. Here we also stumbled across a “Newfoundland” dog that was huge. We also stopped in at Chipping Campden. This is not so well known but is a must see. Every house here is worth a million or more. It is beautiful, clean and streets all not to bad.
Alas you can not stay here forever so we headed to slough just near the airport. Moving from the roads and pathways we have had over the last week to real traffic is not easy. On one stretch of road I had a truck sitting on our arse (speed limit 100 miles and hour) but just could not do it. I know he had a job to do but I had a hire car I needed to return in one piece.
Our last night we will seek out a local pub and hopefully meet some more locals.
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