Posted by: livelovethinkexist | July 12, 2009
Photos – The Seattle Years – 1977-1979 (Set Twenty – Bike Trip to England, Scotland, Wales and France)
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As I explained in the introduction to Set Nineteen; while in England on my bike trip, the most gracious family (Bet, Ian, George, David and Jayne) took me into London to show me all the sights – and here is the Tower Bridge.
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Another view of the Tower Bridge, in London, England; everything you look at in London is living history, which makes London one of my two favorite cities in the world – along with Paris, France.
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After visiting London, I rode northwest to Berkhamsted to see my mother’s pen pal, Marny and her family – Jim, Lloyd and Jackie; here Marny (right) and her daughter Jackie (left) pose by my bike in front of their house.
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Marny, Jim, Lloyd and Jackie were also very gracious and hospitable to me during my visit; here’s a close-up of Jackie and Marny posing by my bike in front of their house in Berkhamsted, England.
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Jackie and I posed for our picture together; as a visiting Yank on a bicycle was an uncommon sight in these parts, I’m sure.
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Here’s a close-up of Jackie and I with my bike; and for me it was rather unbelievable that I was touring the U.K. on a bicycle…which was literally a dream come true.
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This is Marny, Jim, Loyd and Jackie’s house in Berkhamsted, where I was their guest during my bike trip.
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One of the local side trips while I was visiting Marny and her family, was this trip to a local animal park where this Polaroid picture was taken of me.
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It was the wettest spring in decades while I was in England; so I rode to Bath with the idea of crossing the English Channel to France, where I hoped for some dry weather; and this is Wells Cathedral, in Somerset, England.
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In the spring of 1979 many buildings in England were being cleaned and renovated at the time; as was Wells Cathedral, partially covered here in scaffolding.
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A close-up of the exterior detail of the beautiful Wells Cathedral, which was completed around the year 1250.
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A picture of Colonel H. and Mrs. Keys, Winsbury House, Marksbury, Bath; who were both very gracious to me during my bike trip.
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After crossing the English Channel on a ferry from Portsmouth, England to Le Havre, France; I rode towards Paris, and this picture was taken along the road between Le Havre and Paris.
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I took a train for the final leg into downtown Paris; and finally found my way to the Eiffel Tower. (This photo was scanned from an 8″x10″ print.)
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The same photo of my bike in front of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France. (Scanned from the original 4″x6″ print – it is my other “favorite picture” from my trip.)
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Looking up at the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France; where I had a simply unbelievable adventure and returned to England (despite the rain), as I couldn’t communicate with anyone in France.
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After crossing the English Channel by ferry from Dunkerque, France; and finally arriving in Dover after three crossings (you have to read the log book entry to believe it) – I rode into Canterbury, and this is Canterbury Cathedral, in Canterbury, Kent, England.
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A closer look at the beautiful grounds of Canterbury Cathedral; on a blue sky day in Canterbury, Kent, England.
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I was graciously invited to stay with Jennifer’s family in Thirsk, and their Vet was Dr. J. A. Wight (a.k.a. James Herriot); and I had the opportunity to visit his Veterinary Surgery (shown here) in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England.
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I had read all of his books and watched the PBS TV series, “All Creatures Great and Small;” so I was happy to have a chance to visit Dr. J. A. Wight’s (a.k.a. James Herriot) Veterinary Surgery in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England.
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This is the York Minster, in York, England; as viewed on my approach into the city.
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