Today we visit the “Portraits of Dogs” exhibition. And it’s really great! The paintings are by different artists. Many were painted by Edwin Landseer in the 19th century. He managed to capture not only his dogs and those of his relatives and acquaintances true to life. No, he often also hid a socially critical message in his paintings. It’s great how the panels next to [Weiterlesen]

Today we are recovering from the stress of the last few days. And I don’t mean the visit of Gabi’s sister, of course, but our unplanned move to the other hotel and the long time in the traffic jam. We slept wonderfully at the Premier Inn. After a late breakfast, we set off in the direction of central London. And make good progress on the [Weiterlesen]

Today we visit Kew Gardens, the Royal Botanical Gardens in south London. But before that, we visit the Newens Original Maids of Honour Bakery right next to the park. Here we buy a small picnic for later. Fun fact: tomorrow it will be exactly nine years since we first bought the Maids of Honour Tarts here, which are a bit comparable to Portuguese Pastéis de [Weiterlesen]

Today we leave Fleet and move to London for the rest of our holidays. On the way there, we stop off at the Westfield White City shopping centre to give LucY’s battery another full charge: Here it has the most central Tesla Supercharger in London. But where? There are no signs, and the several car parks are so huge and winding that you can’t find [Weiterlesen]

Today we drive to the New Forest, a national park on the south coast of England. In Milford on Sea we walk up and down the beach, again in beautiful sunshine. It’s just a bit windy – but that’s often the case at the sea. It is relaxing to watch the people swimming and enjoying themselves. For us, the water would be much too cold. [Weiterlesen]

Today we drive to Bath. Here we meet our friend Ollie and visit the Roman Baths together. But first she takes us to the world’s best fudge shop. And that doesn’t seem to be an exaggeration! We get to sample from the fudge being made right now and buy a nice selection. What a great selection of flavours! But now it’s time: we enter the [Weiterlesen]

Today we drive to the Cotswolds, a particularly beautiful hilly landscape in southwest England. In Oxford we recharge LucY’s battery again before we drive through dense forests and over ever smaller roads. We make our first stop at the Rollright Stones, a stone circle from about 2500 BC, also called Kings Men. According to legend, a king had encamped his army on the hill, encouraged [Weiterlesen]

Today we pick up Gabi’s sister from the airport. But Christine’s flight is delayed. Because of a possible problem with the plane, it had to be checked by an engineer. By the time this was done, they had lost their place in the queue of planes taking off. It landed at Gatwick almost two hours later than expected. We use the delay to charge at [Weiterlesen]

Today we meet our friend Caroline for breakfast in the garden centre. In England, garden centres are much more than just a place to buy plants and gardening tools. What a good opportunity for a proper English breakfast! We chat comfortably and are pleased to hear that things are going well for her and Peter and Jack. Even though they are suffering from the sharp [Weiterlesen]

What would a holiday in England be without extensive shopping? That’s what we’re doing today at the Bluewater Shopping Centre. At the same time, LucY is charging at the Supercharger. Just like yesterday, the charging stations are located here and thus exactly where people spend time. These so-called destination chargers in Bluewater have been around for many years and are exactly what is needed. A [Weiterlesen]