Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Sep 2013

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England... Wales... Ireland

My travels took me to see places I truly thought I would never see... and I started the second of my tours in England. (again)

I found it harder to skim through my photos and choose less of them to share with you about this trip, so I am going to simply start with this blog and share a little of what I saw.

I was utterly fascinated with the UK/Ireland... and plan to return as soon as it's possible. Even though, the flight is one of the worst I have had to endure.

Stonehenge ( July 15, 2013)

Salisbury " The City of the soaring spire" ( July 15, 2013)

Dartmoor ( July 15, 2013)

Bath (July 16, 2013)

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Bath (July 16, 2013)

Lunch at The Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Bath (July 16, 2013)

Cardiff Castle, Wales (July 16, 2013)

Tenby, Wales (July 17, 2013)

Blarney Wool Mills, Ireland (July 18, 2013)

The Gap of Dunloe, Ireland (July 18, 2013)

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connect1954●Basel, Basel-Stadt Switzerland

Sep 7, 2013●70 Blogs●289 Comments

Great pic's thank's, how long have you been in the UK/IRL?

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

Thank you, Connect.

I left the UK on the 30 July. Work really gets in the way of my social life...

I had to return to Australia because I only planned to be away for a few weeks. (I was over that way for a month)

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Dedovix●Big Place, Central Serbia Serbia

Sep 7, 2013●135 Blogs●1,499 Comments

Very nice picture and Im glad you had a good time
but the question is "have you met someone"

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Ken_19●Winchester, Virginia USA

Sep 7, 2013●284 Blogs●3,903 Comments

Nice pics. I haven't been to 'the old country' yet, but may go there someday..

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fotinia0737●Portimao, Faro Portugal

Sep 7, 2013●21 Blogs●2,583 Comments

Abagail

Thanks.

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

Thank you Dedovix. I met lots of people on my journey...as you can see, I even met a couple of sheep.

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

Ken, for me, it was incredible...the journey made sense out of stories I had read as a child, nursery rhymes and history books.

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

You are welcome, Fotinia.

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mikenewtothis●Gippsland, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●46 Blogs●1,088 Comments

They are lovey abagail have you a favourite

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

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Mike, I loved Ireland... from all the places I visited. The sheep look relatively relaxed there considering the farmers have dressed them up in red dots.

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mikenewtothis●Gippsland, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●46 Blogs●1,088 Comments

#11

That is the cork colours all ireland is pround of this county

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

#12

Sheep coloured red? Or...red on white?

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Welela●Secret City, Buskerud Norway

Sep 7, 2013●2,822 Comments

#13

Oh, thank you for these lovely photos to see Abagail. They are so nice. It's good to understand you had a wonderful trip, but I still think you missed a lot by not coming by Scandinavia.

Have a wonderful weekend sweetie, and thank you.

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Ravensgold●Panchos Villas, Wexford Ireland

Sep 7, 2013●9 Blogs●1,131 Comments

#14

Hi Aba, Glad you enjoyed your time over here

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mikenewtothis●Gippsland, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●46 Blogs●1,088 Comments

#15

red and white are the cork colours at the moment there are flags on all the houses because there is a match coming up the weekend

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

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Thank you, Welela. I have so many places that I have never seen, but the flights are so darn long.

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Ravensgold●Panchos Villas, Wexford Ireland

Sep 7, 2013●9 Blogs●1,131 Comments

#17

Is there a match coming up Mike?

....think its a little more than that

Good Luck!

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

#18

Ravens... it was the people, the relaxed nature and the scenery.... There is so much to like in Ireland.

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

#19

I can see you wearing red and white, Mike... going to have shiny black boots with that outfit, are you?

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mikenewtothis●Gippsland, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●46 Blogs●1,088 Comments

#20

Raven yes it is but she is australian and a woman so hardly will understand no point explaining go on the all blacks

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

#21

Mike, have you been told today?

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Ravensgold●Panchos Villas, Wexford Ireland

Sep 7, 2013●9 Blogs●1,131 Comments

#22

Aba....again, I am glad it lived up to your expectations, especially as the journey is so long and I hope you get to come back again one day

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

#23

Raven, I am already planning my next trip... even though there are people like Mike there... I really liked it.

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mikenewtothis●Gippsland, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●46 Blogs●1,088 Comments

#24

awww shiela i mean Abagail i am joking gday

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

#25

Michael, go to your room!

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benni2●eire, Tipperary Ireland

Sep 7, 2013●17 Blogs●282 Comments

#26

ya didnt get your leg over.....hadrians wall i see

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

#27

Indeed, I did in fact see and stand on Hadrian's Wall. What I found interesting Benni is that they are not preserving it.

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benni2●eire, Tipperary Ireland

Sep 7, 2013●17 Blogs●282 Comments

#28

and who'd pay for the preservation ,the english,scots or adrianlaugh:

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

#29

Well the bit I saw was in a residential area...I was rather surprised that it was not preserved at all... As for who would pay... well, I guess it depends on whether you want it to attract tourists.

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zmountainman●Motril, Andalusia Spain

Sep 7, 2013●107 Blogs●7,852 Comments

#30

No point maintaining Hadrians wall as they're waiting to see if the Scots vote for independence, then it can be replaced by something more like The Iron Curtain"

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

#31

lol@ Z... I understand that historically it has some bad memories, but so did the wall in Berlin...which they are now preserving

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benni2●eire, Tipperary Ireland

Sep 7, 2013●17 Blogs●282 Comments

#32

how long did it take to do the whole european thing abbi?

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

#33

I went on two Cosmos tours, Benni. I went on a 13 day one of the Imperial Capitals... Once I ended that... I went on a 15 day tour of the UK/Ireland. I also had a couple of days in London at the beginning of the trip, and one day at the end.

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benni2●eire, Tipperary Ireland

Sep 7, 2013●17 Blogs●282 Comments

#34

trip of a lifetime .

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scouse27●tiel, Gelderland Netherlands

Sep 7, 2013●72 Blogs●989 Comments

#35

abi hi,as always tourists see the nice bits

did you get to see the inner city estates that are rundown and forgotten?

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

#36

Benni, I thought that last year when I went to Canada and the US... seeing New York and Washington was incredible. Niagara Falls... breathtaking.

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

#37

Scouse... I didn't actually get to see much of anything off the tourist trail... Which I found disappointing. I love exploring off the track usually, but I had to fit as much as I could into the trip.

I did take photos from the coach windows of the rooflines and the chimneys...they fascinated me.

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zmountainman●Motril, Andalusia Spain

Sep 7, 2013●107 Blogs●7,852 Comments

#38

The Roman infrastructure still remaining down here in Spain tends to be quite well maintained .......has to be as we're still using it

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AbagailOP●Bendigo, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●53 Blogs●1,403 Comments

#39

Well all the better for the tourists to see, Z...

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mikenewtothis●Gippsland, Victoria Australia

Sep 7, 2013●46 Blogs●1,088 Comments

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SCOUSE JUST ON THE QUESTION YOU ASKED ABAGAIL AS ALWAYS ON TOURS YOU NEVER ARE BROUGHT TO THESE AREAS
I REMEMBER BEING IN GENEVA ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO AND WENT WALKING WITH A MATE AND WE FOUND A LITTLE CARDBOARD CITY ,DOZENS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN A SHANTY TOWN MADE FROM CARDBOARD ,IN AN EXTREMELY RICH CITY
I THINK LOTS OF CITIES HAVE THESE AREAS

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