Cotswold June 6-9, 1999

The Cotswold area was everything we read about, and more! Flowers and beauty as far as the eye can see! However, it does require a car. Wait a minute -- Kevin driving on the left in England? Now that's scary!

We took a 5 hour train ride from Edinburgh to Birmingham, then rented a car and drove to Chipping Campden, our home base for the next three days! The Cotswold House Hotel was simply delightful! Jenny had her own room!

Highlights: Stratsford-upon-Avon for Jenny, getting lost in the hedge maze at Blenheim Palace, watching HAIL fall while we ate dinner in a pub, and Susan turning every shade of white while Kevin was learning to drive like the English!

Cotswold House Hotel Each day began with a traditional English breakfast (41K)	Stairs leading up to our rooms You should have seen Jenny navigate those stairs! (29K)	Chipping Camden The main road in each village was always named "High Street" (30K)	"Pub Grub" (per Rick Steves) most lunches or dinners were in an English pub (32K)
Stratford-upon-Avon Jenny finding the way to Shakespeare's house (27K)	Shakespeare's house (45K)	Burton-on-the-Water Town has a miniature village of itself! 60K
Blenheim Palace Lives of the rich and famous! Churchill was born here! (34K)	Putt-putt golf at the palace! Don't knock it ... I had two hole in ones! (39K)	Jenny playing hockey (Sure looks like a giant checkerboard to me) We got lost in the hedge maze (46K)