Comments on: Country Mouse in the City

By: shellfromtheUK

shellfromtheUK — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:46:33 +0000

I’m glad that you enjoyed your trip and I quite agree that London is horrid! I lived there for 27 years and when I had my daughter I moved out to the coast and hate it when I have to go back there to see family and friends.

By: wvsky

wvsky — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:51:29 +0000

Hostel? WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD EVEN CONSIDER STAYING IN A HOSTEL?? (Especially anyone over 20)

By: Robin in WV

Robin in WV — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:05:40 +0000

My sister and family was walking Hadrian’s Wall the year they had the terrorist bombing in the tube in London – of course, I called wanting her home NOW! But being so far from London she wanted to finish the trip. She said if you like sheep, then you have to walk the Wall – it is all through sheep fields and the accompaning sheep s**t! Her hubby sprained his ankle the first day out so he pub crawled in cabs, while she, a girlfriend and her 18 yo son crawled through sheep do! She absolutely loved it – said how lovely the people were and how nice every B&B was. Said that when they arrived in a pub they were a novelity as most people who walk the Wall are men – that it was rare for women to do it! She hated London also – noisy, crowded and expensive. When my mom was there she tried creating a minor international flap buy suggesting they have a “National Squab Day” and everyone have pigeon for dinner to rid Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace of some of the pigeon dung! I guess she figured being only a second gen Welsh-American gave her rights to voice her opinion!

By: Melissa Marsh

Melissa Marsh — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:26:45 +0000

I took a trip to England last October. LOVED it, though I spent most of my time in Oxfordshire, Derbyshire, and Yorkshire. Since I went to Dorset the last time I went (back in college), I wanted to explore some other places.

And the rain in my trip was food poisoning in London! It was HORRIBLE. And since I went by myself, I had no one to look after me. It was just me in my hotel room. Nothing much worse than being so violently ill in a foreign country, all alone. But I made it through.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to see a bit of London – just the tube. I got in on a Friday night, checked into my hotel, and ate supper – 20 minutes later I was sicker than a dog. So, no traipsing around London. Unfortunately, I had wanted to do most of my souvenir shopping for my family/friends in London, so they got the short end of the deal!

By: Shells

Shells — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:44:18 +0000

I spent 5 days in London in late 2007 and while I found it expensive and noisy and crowded I still loved it. I want to go back to England and go north, or go to Wales or Scotland ….. that will be a nice trip.

What I loved about London was the architecture … and the fact that she survived the bombings during the war. I loved Trafalgar Square, WestminsterAbby, Buckingham Palace and St. James Park ….. just loved it all.

You would love Ireland …. they have sheep there too.

By: .Nancy in Iowa

.Nancy in Iowa — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:31:44 +0000

I spent 2 nights in London in a tent, camping with what seemed like hundreds of other people, then finally the very last night in a small hotel so I could pack for the trip home. Your photos are amazing, and bring back wonderful memories for me. I know you’ve had a great time in Florida, and we all look forward to your reunion with the farm, the critters, 52 and your sons!

By: winifred

winifred — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:13:43 +0000

You got some really good photos despite your problems. A day in London is enough for most people.

I’m sure that the undergounds attract the nutters. The Tube in London certainly does and we’ve met a few in Barcelona on their Metro. That’s apart from the thieves!

Suzanne maybe you should try south west Wales next time, the coast and countryside is lovely. Alternatively come north, Yorkshire countryside is lovely and the Northumberland coastline is fantastic and usually deserted. Take a trip to Lindisfarne, Holy Island as we call it, just beautiful. Then there’s Scotland! Sheep aplenty in all these places!

Hope you had a lovely holiday.

By: Claudia W.

Claudia W. — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:32:44 +0000

It’s too bad that the trip had to end that way. But then I am sure it made you appreciate the rest of the trip that much more.
Welcome home. Can’t wait for tomorrow to see how everything has gone at the farm while you in Florida!

By: Mary Olson

Mary Olson — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:50:15 +0000

Your photos of your past England trip are beautiful. I’ve always wanted to go to Ireland, which in my imagination at least looks a lot like your photos — green, lots of sheep, castles, cliffs overlooking the ocean, pubs, friendly people. Someday…

By: connie

connie — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:56:45 +0000

Welcome home! Hope you had a good time on this trip. Thanks for sharing the English adventure here while you were away this time, but we can’t wait for an update on the farm. I’m sure you were missed. hugs from PA – connie