January Dreaming of Maisonvogue's Vacation Memories
The following is from our adventures in 2000.
We went to Guernsey across the Channel to England and visited Stonehenge and London
Then later on that year we drove down to Key West, Florida, US for a beautiful vacation.
We went to Guernsey across the Channel to England and visited Stonehenge and London
Then later on that year we drove down to Key West, Florida, US for a beautiful vacation.
Take no notice of the dates on the photo's ....it wasn't correct we actually went in June, 2000 ...needless to say we never used the date on the photo's again
Stonehenge was a surprise visit for my Husband Danny ...he did not know we
were going to visit it till we were going up the road and he saw it ..
It was worth a visit ...we loved it .
Stonehenge was a surprise visit for my Husband Danny ...he did not know we
were going to visit it till we were going up the road and he saw it ..
It was worth a visit ...we loved it .
I have been to London more times than I can say ..but this was Danny's first visit and we had an amazing time ...doing all the tourist things ....Danny loves history and as you know London is steeped in history
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We saw two special occasions at Buckingham Palace , where the Queen resides, one was this special day when the Palace had important visitors ..we have no idea who ..but we were lucky enough to be in the front row by chance to see the carriages go in to the Palace grounds ..plus we were driving pass and saw a Royal Garden Party occasion with everyone coming out in their very best dresses and hats ..so lovely to see.
Our hotel was just a few hundred yards away from Tower Bridge ...in all of it's glory.
   |  You can go in to the towers and go up to the walkway at the top of the bridge as you can see here... We were also lucky to see the bridge actually open up to let a sailing ship through on the river Thames. The view from the bridge walk way shows you lots of wonderful London views including this one of the Tower of London .. |
Later on in the year we went for a romantic week long vacation to Key West, Florida, USA ...Here is my handsome husband Danny on board a beautiful schooner that we went on for a sunset cruise ...unfortunately the weather turned a little rough and we had to end the adventure ..but we did enjoy it ..steel drums were being played and we had a wonderful buffet ..good company and a lovely experience.
As you can see the storm is approaching ...but I love this photo ...
We just loved visiting the Author Ernest Hemingway's home ...it was so tropical and just as he left it ..he also had the famous 6 toed cats ...and there were lots of them as you can see they were very friendly and just came and sat on my lap ...I loved the garden and didn't want to leave.
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We go on several adventures every year ...a lot of them within America as there is so much to explore
For some reason unknown to myself I have no photo's of these in my photo memories
Next vacation photo's came from 2006 ...so here they are
For some reason unknown to myself I have no photo's of these in my photo memories
Next vacation photo's came from 2006 ...so here they are
We went to England again ...and visited a place we have visited several times over the last 30 years LongLeat ...the ancestral home of Lord Bath.
He lives at the house.
There are parts of the house that you can visit and it's wonderful to see.
But most of all people go for the Safari Park
A park around the home that you can drive through , with your windows up , and see lions, white tigers, wolves, etc..etc... it's a great place to visit
It has a large lake with two hippo's in it and a large family of sea lions that like to follow the tourist boat and make such a noise ..it's delightful to see ...
He lives at the house.
There are parts of the house that you can visit and it's wonderful to see.
But most of all people go for the Safari Park
A park around the home that you can drive through , with your windows up , and see lions, white tigers, wolves, etc..etc... it's a great place to visit
It has a large lake with two hippo's in it and a large family of sea lions that like to follow the tourist boat and make such a noise ..it's delightful to see ...
We were lucky enough to see the Ostrich's sitting on their nests with large eggs all around them as you can see.
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A western lowland gorilla, known as Nico lived on his own island complete with central heating and a satellite television that he just adored ...his favorite programs were about nature.
He lived at Longleat since 1966 and had a mate called Samba who died 10 years ago ...he never mated with her it was more like a brother, sister relationship.
I am so sorry to report that Nico died this January 7th 2018 ...he was 56 years old last July.
The 32-stone (200kg) gorilla arrived at the safari park soon after it opened in 1966 from a zoo in Switzerland
Nico is also thought to be the oldest silverback in Europe and the second oldest male gorilla in the world.
The staff at Longleat are all broken hearted.
He lived at Longleat since 1966 and had a mate called Samba who died 10 years ago ...he never mated with her it was more like a brother, sister relationship.
I am so sorry to report that Nico died this January 7th 2018 ...he was 56 years old last July.
The 32-stone (200kg) gorilla arrived at the safari park soon after it opened in 1966 from a zoo in Switzerland
Nico is also thought to be the oldest silverback in Europe and the second oldest male gorilla in the world.
The staff at Longleat are all broken hearted.
The yellow fields of Rape Seed Oil flowers are just breathtaking and can be seen all over England in the Spring.
Just beautiful English countryside this is Postbridge it is best known for its fine example of this ancient Clapper Bridge over the river. First recorded in the 14th century, the bridge is believed to have been built in the 13th century to enable pack horses to cross the river, carrying tin to the Stannary town of Tavistock.
The sheep roam free on the narrow roads so you have to drive very carefully and slowly as many times the sheep are asleep or sitting in the middle of the road and you have to find a way to drive around them !!
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The yellow bushes are called Gorse and when the sun shines warmly on the flowers they fill the air with a 'coconut' aroma ...gorgeous.
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I have so many vacations and have been very fortunate over all these years to see many wonderful places ..
I will share more of my travels with you in the future
Thanks for popping in to Maisonvogue
Have a wonderful day
Kindest regards
Janet
I will share more of my travels with you in the future
Thanks for popping in to Maisonvogue
Have a wonderful day
Kindest regards
Janet
