Friday 21st Nov. We went to Stevenage for a weekend of fun & relaxation with friends we had made on our Switzerland by Rail trip - Steve and Doreen & their son David. Steve met us at the train station at 6.45 pm & we went back to their lovely place and had a lovely tea & chat with Doreen & Steve.
Saturday 22nd Nov. We slept in till 9.30 am lovely! After breakfast we went off on an explore together. It was a cold day even though the sun appeared from time to time. We were in Hertfordshire & visited the American Cemetery & War Memorial Chapel in Cambridgeshire. A very moving experience. The Chapel has a 540 sq ft Map showing the Atlantic Sea & Air Routes used by American Forces during the 2nd World War.
Next we went to Willingham and visited its 14th Century Church. Its notable for its Hammerbeam roof and adorned with its carved angels. We passed over the Great River Ouse & arrived at St Ives. We saw the Medieval Bridge, one of only four in England. - its very stiking !
We stopped & had scones with clotted cream & a cuppa tea here. We carried on to Huntingdonshire & saw this Historic Town. We saw where Oliver Cromwell was taught - its now a Museum and also the " Falcon Inn" - which is thought to have been Cromwell's headquarters during the Civil War.
We also visited St Mary's and All Saints a 13th century cathedral here.It was 4 pm & now getting dark , so we headed home via Bedfordshire on the A1 back to Stevenage, passing on the way the first garden city in England - Letchworth.
We watched the rugby on T.V. - All Blacks v Wales. It was a good game which we won. Then we headed off out to Graveley to the Pub - "The Wagon & Horse" for tea. We had a great time. Home again to watch the rugby highlights of the South African v England game. Poor old England were soundly beaten 42-6.
Sunday 23rd Nov. Again we slept in till 9.30 am. We awoke to a light sprinkling of snow and it was very cold. We headed off to visit St Alban's a delightful town in Hertfordshire. We visited the St Albans Cathedral & Abbey Church, which is one of the oldest recorded sites of Christian Prayer in Britain. It was built between 1077 - 1115 in the Norman Romanesque Style. Its not a museum, but a lively church in which people come to worship.
We walked down the High street of the town also. It began raining so we headed home by 4 pm.
Doreen cooked a typical Roast Beef Dinner for us with Yorkshire pudding as well, which was delicious ! Steve dropped us at the train station at 7.45 pm to catch the 8.06 pm train back to Kings Cross Station. We arrived back in Acton just before 10 pm. We'd had a terrific weekend with great friends, great food & interesting outings! Thanxs so much guys!
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