Are We Back To Normal Yet?
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I can’t help but wonder if a time will come when wearing masks simply isn’t a thing anymore.
A Bit of England
Where’s the Beef?
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Most of the tourists in Salisbury arrive there as part of a visit to nearby Stonehenge. While they’re in town, they take in the magnificent and very old Salisbury Cathedral. But those points of interest were not at the top of our list.
Long Live the King
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By the time we got back to our hotel room in Exeter, she was gone. Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in England’s rich history, had passed away at the age of 96.
A Well-Worn Bath
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The real reason folks have been going to Bath for two thousand years is for the people-watching!
A Bit of Wales Too
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We’d never been to Wales, so we decided to take the short trip from Bristol over the River Severn into the land of the Welsh.
It’s the Cotswolds!
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You may be wondering, what in Thor’s name are the Cotswolds? If you have to ask, you’re obviously not British.
In the Wake of a Queen Departed
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On Monday evening, 19 September 2022, Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest at Windsor Castle after her funeral at Westminster Abbey earlier that day.
A Few Final Bits, Silly Dept.
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I don’t want to end the Bit of England blog series on a somber note, so here are some lighter bits from along the way.