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I seem to be on holiday in Italy again. This time in Verona. By the time we had flown over the alps tge cloud had gone. After a pickup from the airport we went for lunch by tge Rom...

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Today was the first open day for Easton Lodge and as the sun was shining I  headed off. As ever my first stop was a coffee and a bacon roll! The Gardens have been much restored over the year...

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The last batch from my walks. There are 3 ducklings and I saw them this morning. I think there are 3 Moorhen chicks but they are on the island. There seems to be a Canada Goose on eg...

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I haven't been to Melford Hall since last March and as the weather looked OK so... Obviously the first stop was the tearoom! It wasn't warm but I sat outside 😁 N...

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Ooh the sun has been out and it has been warm. Yesterday I went to the New Hall pond. I didn't see the Moorhen chicks (not surprising as they were on the island and if they moved 6ft to the righ...

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The weather was promised to be warm so I took my camera out for a wander.  A Moorgen chick? There were at least 3. Lovely to see. A few butterflies today. I saw my...

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Hopefully I will go somewhere next week. I've been avoiding places due to the school holidays. I have seen a few butterflies recently including orange tip, comna and speckled wood. Bird wise th...

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I was advised that there were Hot Cross Scones at Anglesey Abbey so off I headed. On arrival there were 5 !! types of scone but no hot cross! I asked and was told they were served in the afterno...

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I see the British weather is playing true to form. One day nice the next poor. I need to head to a National Trust property to find a hot cross scone. I think my best chance is Anglesey Abbey as...

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Despite my friend Jan being happy to sit in the hotel bar with a glass of wine Tony and I persuaded her to go for a walk (if she sees this.. 😂) St Mark's Square. For some reason we expected i...

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Firstly i need to catch up with comments and blogs. And so the last day, boo hiss! First stop San Giovani e Paolo. It is amazing. 25 doges are buried here. ...

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 Today we went to Murano famed for its glass which my friend Jan likes. The lighthouse  We stopped at the restaurant in the photo for a drink. I notic...

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After another excellent meal.... First stop the Rialto bridge. The Rialto market is amazing. Lots of fresh fish and vegetables. The variety of fish is amazing, ...

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So today we headed to  some of the islands. The hospital! The cemetery  Murano Views of Mazzorbo from the boat We landed at B...

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So the  first full day... We headed to St Mark's Basilica in St Mark's square ...

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I am with my friends Jan and Tony in Venice. The flight was delayed by 50 minutes and we lost 40 minutes on the boats. Hey and ho. It was wet so not too much wasted. We sat on the square and I ...

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Today I visited Wrest Park in the care of English Heritage. The garden is quite large so you can always find somewhere free from people. Alas not much of the ...

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I had a wander to the lovely Norman Cathedral at Ely this morning. We'll skip past the £14 entrance fee! It truly is a magnificent building. The octagon  ...

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You know you haven't been somewhere for a while when you wonder when those houses were built! So Lavenham one of the most picturesque villages in the country, I would love to see it without all...

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The weather was dull and grey but I  decided to wander to the Royal Horticultural Societies garden at Hyde Hall.  ...

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 The A14 eastbound has had 2 lanes closed due to flooding. It has been chaos so I have avoided the area but after removing 12 million litres of water only 1 lane was closed and Google indicated ...

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My first visit to the CUBG. The sun threatened to come out all morning but refused.  Still it was a pleasant walk, I was also left wondering if the cherry trees will be early this year? ...

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I wasn't intending to head to Audley End today but I had some shopping to do and was relatively close so.... ...

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With the sun disappearing today I headed to  IWM Duxford  Some spitfires were painted pink as camouflage for reconnaissance. ...

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I hadn't intended to visit Anglesey today but the flooding on A14 meant my ETA kept going up so I turned off. The new scone of the month Apple and Honey. The snowdrops were on the...

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