England, Nov/Dec 2000
London
Began as usual in London, staying at the Thistle Trafalgar Sqaure.
Thistle Hotels
Great location, walking distance to most everything in London.
London Bits 2000
Of course, British Museum is always on my list. When I finally get
the video completed, it will be the
Elgin Marbles.
Video here 'real soon now'...
Chester
Near Manchester and Liverpool, this was a surprise delight.
I'd wanted to stay somewhere in the border country, and picked
a nice looking spot that happened to be outside Chester.
Crabwall Manor
Amazing and beautiful little city, highly recommended for a visit.
Take the walking tour from the visitor center across from the Roman
stadium.
A Chester Walk
Chester is also a good base to get to the Welsh castles. I visited Conwy
and was impressed. It's in fairly good condition for a ruin (ie, there's
more here than at Cricceth or even Beaumaris). The adjoining town is still
walled by the walls built when the castle was erected.
Conwy Castle
Portmeirion
The weather was vile all over England during Fall of 2000.
Portmeirion didn't escape, suffering daily doses of 50+ mph winds, and strong rain.
But also breaks in the clouds and weather led to some nice relaxing
walks and decompression from work.
My Portmeirion pages
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