A Perfect Day in the English Countryside.
The sun was almost out, the car was tres luxurious and the music was G & S.
Norabone was driven by Mile End Millie & Co to the 1066 zone. As the journey unfolded the weather cleared and we arrived in Hastings late morning. Two fascinating museums, the Shipwreck Heritage Centre and the Fishermen's Museum were well worth a visit.
Lunch was the perfect seaside meal (this link doesn't do justice to the real thing), followed by a short, sharp journey via the Hastings cliff railway.
Then a short drive to Winchelsea to visit a rather famous grave. From Winchelsea we drove to Rye and strolled up the picturesque Mermaid Street. Saw Lamb House where Henry James spent much of his writing life and the church at the top of the town where a tower afforded the most amazing views of the coastline and English Channel.
To end a perfect day afternoon tea. It doesn't get much better than that! Thanks to Millie & Co for the best day out...

Young at Heart
Madurodam is an attraction for children of all ages, as Nora and Averil discovered after a brisk cycle on Saturday. This was an excellent way to identify the 'must see' attractions of The Netherlands - in minute 3D scale. Just a tad alarming to see full size carp swimming in the ponds around the ships and barges assuming the role of white pointers perhaps, or killer whales. Normal scale birds landing on the roofs also potentially traumatising very small kiddies.

Meanwhile Nora's travel plans to London were mildly impeded by the current airport crisis. Her first flight was cancelled but quick thinking saw her safely re-booked and transported with minimal inconvenience - under the circumstances. Yes security is tight and there were long delays with processing but it's a delay everyone would welcome when you contemplate the alternative.

The obligatory clear plastic carry on bag contained only the essentials.
The Red Alert has been scaled down in some UK airports today and more tomorrow.

Giethoorn.
Discover the Venice of Holland. Well yesterday we did! Averil, Ross and Nora had the perfect day for messing about in boats. (shhh. They were Whisper boats)

You can't really complain about rain when you're on holiday. (Well...you can...but I'm not about to turn this blog into a moan fest) Even Amsterdam gets wet sometimes which is why I took refuge at an exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum.


Thanks to boynton for allerting me to the Airworld exhibition from Melbourne.