Hi there BISC Blog readers; ni hoa, bonjour, guten tag. Here for your pleasure is another blog by the Blog master himself to remind you of Saturday’s trip the Cotswolds. So take a few minutes from your rocking and rolling and read on!
The weather could not have been more perfect. There was plenty of sun but no rain. Fifty one of us departed from BISC at 9am bound for the Cotswold areas. The first destination was the Corinium Museum at Cirencester. The Museum had some spectacular exhibits, including ‘Mrs Getty’ and her wealth. Some of you may have walked into the town. There was a farmers market in the town, where you could sample the delights from sweet beetroot, to mustard chutney that really made your eyes water! The names if the streets in Cirencester were named after medieval trades. There was Fish Street, Silver Street and Bank Street. The Parish Church at Cirencester conveniently situated in the centre of the town is a wonderful example of a wool church, for which the Cotswolds are famous. These churches were financed by rich benefactors who made their wealth from the wool trade. They believed that they would go to heaven through their benevolent and charitable actions. Was it tough luck if you were not rich?
Onward then to Bourton-on-the-Water, the ‘Venice of the Cotswolds’. Did you notice the road we were driving on? It was very straight and was called the Cotswold Way. Originally it was an Iron Age sheep drovers track. The Romans constructed it as a road. The Cotswold Way joined the much larger Fosse Way just north of Moreton-in-Marsh. Bourton was a pretty place and has numerous awards including the most attractive village in England. Who crossed all six bridges? Who fed the ducks? I found duck feeding better than bridge walking. There were plenty of chicks, by that I mean baby ducks! Chick is also British slang language for an attractive lady!! Some baby ducks were bigger than others, as they probably hatched in late March or early April. There were some good examples of the Cotswold stone in the dry stone walls at Bourton-on-the-Water, where the builders did not use cement.
After Bourton-on-the-Water we headed for Stow-on-the-Wold and Moreton-in-Marsh, two other very attractive villages. Did you have your photo taken in the Stocks at Moreton-in-Marsh? I think that the authorities in this country should bring them back into use. It’s much cheaper that prison!
Then we journeyed onto Broadway for cream teas. I hope you noticed the stunning scenery as the coach travelled into Broadway. You can see about eight administrative districts called counties, and the hills of South Wales, the Malvern Hills and the Clun Hills. I hope that you enjoyed your cream tea! I’m off for mine now, because it’s Monday afternoon and cream teas are served at BISC.
Don’t forget to send us some of your photos for the blogsite –as the BISC camera was missing its memory card!
