Dorset Uk
I adore the English countryside; the rolling hills, the stone hedges in the fields and the lines of the land. I have become an obsessed observer of the beautiful stone houses, thatched roof cottages, Georgian and Pallidian mansions and Roman Ruins. it is so incredibly interesting to see how the English dwell in these incredibly old and special buildings beautifully kept and restored. And whilst the weather has been kind to us you can imagine the weather these
buildings have had to endure over the past many hundreds of years yet the still stand regally and thank God so well protected from the National Trust.
Each village on our drive from Dorset to Surry to the wonderful town of Bath gets cuter and cuter and as you slowly pass see the villagers get a little glimpse into there lives which feels to me a lot more community and interactive to suburban existence. Bath of course is sensational, a natural spa discovered by The Romans and made into a holy hang out for it's elite and then reinvented by the Georgians upper crust as the trendiest place to be and be seen in England.
It is essentially a architectural feat of father and son over two generations and a testament to town planning and keep things beautiful by a consistent plan and commitment to design, rather than architectural egos run wild.
Apart from the buildings the people have really done it for me, I guess it is the familiar cultural and language that allows you to chat away with witty remarks in ques, pubs and caves gaining just a much a smile with the many interesting accents as to the funny content.
In one cafe in Lymes Regis a little town on the Dorset coast 3 old girls sat next to us chatting about the just been royal wedding which has been a great crowd pleaser here. Conversation went from "Oh my God em hats, did you see the them, some awful contraptions"(accent intended).But wasn't he lovely the brides dad out on the mower the next day, that Victoria Beckham, you know what they say bout her - looks like she been chewing on wasps!" .Of course Andrew and I over hearing this are falling of our cafe chairs laughing - as I adore humor this has been a highlight of the tour along with their laughter with us.
