Archive for January, 2011

Online education surpasses the traditional one

January 25th, 2011

Your life will be changed to an opposite way if you receive the education online. Since a lot of the young people are preferred to stop schooling for the reason of  having no interest with study and are eager to chase the so called society status with money packaged from head to toe. It is [...]

Recipe for Jellied Eel

January 21st, 2011

A typical recipe for jellied eels involves chopping the eels into rounds and boiling them in water, vinegar with nutmeg and spices to make a fish stock, just before becoming allowed to cool. The eel is really a naturally gelatinous fish so within the cooking process proteins, like collagen, are released into the liquid which [...]

Jellied Eels Once a Favorite Conventional Food

January 21st, 2011

A recent lunch stop at the Fish House inside the town of Ludlow exposed me to jellied eels, a traditional English food that was once very well-known. Ray, a fellow traveller, was quite excited to see jellied eels becoming offered at the Fish House. He orders a portion and slurps away at the jellied eels [...]

A Fleeting Stop at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage

January 20th, 2011

A surprise treat this morning was a photo opportunity stop at Anne Hathaway?¡¥s Cottage. The cottage is just not far from Stratford-upon-Avon and yet on a previous check out to Shakespeare?¡¥s nation our itinerary didn’t include a stop here. Anne Hathaway?¡¥s Cottage is the former childhood house of Anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare. Situated [...]

Churchill’s Wish

January 20th, 2011

It was Sir Winston Churchill?¡¥s wish that he be buried at Bladon, close to his family property. Within the family members plot in a smaller section of the churchyard of Bladon church will be the graveyard of Churchill. And here too are the graves of his parents, Lord Randolph Churchill and Jennie Jerome, his wife [...]

Churchill’s Burial Place in Bladon Oxfordshire

January 19th, 2011

When Sir Winston Churchill died on January 24, 1965, he was given a state funeral. His last farewell was a grand affair as well as the Queen, members of the royal family, statesmen and diplomatic representatives from 112 countries attended his service at St. Paul?¡¥s Cathedral. The funeral procession was beamed all over the world [...]

Shakespeare’s Church Stratford-upon-Avon

January 19th, 2011

Shakespeare’s Theatre was closed for renovations during our go to so we walked along to the Holy Trinity Church. Luck was with us this time about. Even though it was past closing time, the church doors were open as a service had just ended. In we went quickly to the Chancel and sanctuary exactly where [...]

Other Sights of interest in this village

January 18th, 2011

the Village Museum contains a summary of the village history, like interesting artifacts the Church has the tomb of a knight, inscribed Walter de Dunstanville 1270 the Town Bridge at the end of the village street was originally a timber construction until it was replaced by stonework within the 18th century the Roman Bridge ¡§C [...]

Castle Combe The Prettiest Village in England

January 18th, 2011

We had been told that Castle Combe will be the most beautiful village in England. The village is situated on the southern-most edge of the Cotswolds along with a dinner excursion towards the Castle Inn in Castle Combe will allow us to see fine examples of Cotswold-type houses. From our hotel in Bristol it was [...]

Visitors to Glastonbury Abbey

January 17th, 2011

Most people today come to Glastonbury Abbey to see the legendary burial place of King Arthur. According to one legend, King Arthur was brought the the ?¡ãIsle of Avalon?¡À (Glastonbury) in a boat when he was mortally wounded by Mordred at the Battle of Camlan, about the year 542. He was believed to have been [...]