Town of Chipping Camden

These photos are from the town of Chipping Camden which is close to where we
were staying. The town is made entirely from the yellow Cotswolds stone of
the area. Staying out in the countryside was the highlight of the trip.

The other photos are from our first public footpath walk, this one to
Dover's Hill. It was pristine, inspiring, what other adjectives can I use??
We walked through a herd of sheep, saw some young kids riding their horses
right by us and ended up in a small forest where the blue bells had just
finished blooming.

Kenilworth Castle

Incredible ruins of a castle first built in the 12th century. The
interesting trivia is that Robert Dudley took possession of it in the mid
16th century and then had a wing built including fancy "modern" windows so
that Queen Elizabeth would come to visit and want to stay and marry him. He
was her companion and closest thing to a husband for most of her reign.
Sigh. I love England.

Brownsover Hall, Rugby, England

The place we stayed in Rugby had so much character. Built in 1857,
Victorian Gothic style- can't you tell how creepy it'd be at the right time
of day? The insides were a wonderful, mixed-up, jumble- a few stairs here,
a long hallway with many doors, a random door to another curved staircase to
another hall and more doors. So much fun. The window is the view from our
room. I spent an entire day sitting at the patio table looking and
listening to the outdoors; many birds, people playing croquet (what could
feel more appropriate), having a splendid lunch of goat cheese atop a salad.
It was perfect.