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| A real fishmonger saying what he thinks of the new laws |
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| An old fashioned Sweet Shop |
They had a bakery and a wine store and then they even constructed visitors accommodation, now a museum
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The idea was then to drive to Southampton, visit the cruise ship terminal and then the church where Peter Jennings was cleric. We managed to find the street the church used to be in, a rather nice area where all the buildings were painted cream, bit like Kensington in London. We also found a carpark. Then it all went downfill. Heidi had us turning into dead end streets, not telling which lane on the roundabouts, and when we nearly collected a lady on a crossing because the driver just about lost it because he didn't see that there were 2 red lights, nor the fact that I told him to stop. This time it was all my fault?? Oh well, out came the tablet again, and I suggested we go to the Cruise Ship terminal, once again, wrong lane in the roundabout, so in the end we kept on driving until I saw we were close to Hythe, and I remembered cousin Ann writing a review on Tripadvisor.
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| Cruise liner at Southampton |
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| Dredging one spot in the harbour |
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| Southampton |
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| Southampton |
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| Hythe Jetty |
So finally we got to this little old fashioned street, with easy parking, and took a trip back to Southampton on the ferry, and got a better view of where all our ancestors left good old England from, before landing in Australia, and where a few 10 pound poms also embarked. The jetty is very long, and they have an electric train that takes you down to the ferry just as it did since 1922. Some very notable people sat in our seats in days gone past! Not bad value either for 3 pounds 50 each for a return trip for seniors.
Sandwich lunch in the Lord Nelson, then what to do with some spare time, so we opted to come to Salisbury and visit the Old Sarum before be arrived at our B&B. Surprise, surprise this was another of William's projects, finished by his grandsons, this time he chose a spot on the highest chalk hill. A cathedral was built, but later it was moved to where the famed Salisbury Cathedral now stands.
Apparently when William arrived from France, he couldn't believe all the deer that were grazing around the area. While we didn't see any deer, the drive up was most stunning sometimes through avenues of trees, lots of open spaces and all green!
Old Sarum has a moat around it, and while there is nothing left now but a pile of flint stones and the outlines of buildings, but it is an excellent grassy area for dogs to romp, and offers stunning 360 degree views.
Our B&B is very nice, and we enjoyed tea and scones in the sun in the garden. a lonely snail was wandering through, slowly, bit like I do sometimes when my legs give up. But the wifi connection between the house and the guest quarters has a problem. I have waited 2 hours for my photos to upload to the cloud, so Old Sarum photos tomorrow.
There are pheasant in the land adjoining and they are now "free", as apparently the season has just finished. Should be a few babies shortly from what he could see.
Bangers and mash tonight in the neighbouring village pub. Very low ceilings, very small, and very English!
A special day for Greg and Bec, they are now engaged, best wishes and congratulations to them, watch this space for further announcements!
The Fish Mongers sign would indicate that he is not happy about being in the European Union and being told by Brussels what he has to put on his sign. Our impression when visiting last year was that not many of the "original" inhabitants are either. The "migrant" population probably now outnumbers the natives. One of the Four Freedoms of the European Union, of which the United Kingdom is a member, is the right to the free movement of people as codified in the Directive 2004/38/EC and the EEA Regulations (UK).
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