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The
Cotswolds are a land of beautiful scenery and friendly
people.
May 21, 1999
We honored the good advice
we'd received to visit the Costwold area of southern
England. Between Bath and Stratford-upon-Avon the
landscape rolls gently and villages vie amicably for the
title of 'Prettiest Village in Britain.' Current title
holder is Castle Combe, seen to the left. These villagers
leave their windows open so you can look in to judge for
yourself their good taste in decorations.
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This area is criss-crossed
with 'Public Footpaths' which encourage foreigners to
traipse through fields with horses, sheep and cattle. At
the edges of these fields are these rather clever gates
which allow any being with opposable
thumbs to grab the
gate and pull it past the body. But beasts can only push
the door shut against the far gatepost. This invention
stymies even the craftiest goat who must wait behind for
other tourists.
Everywhere people are
engaged in peaceable activities. Here the
Bradford-upon-Avon Boat Club puts away one of their new
toys.
Here a Bradford native
engages in a national pastime.
Here
the local tourists engage in their adopted past time --
teatime!
Even the livestock are in
on this 'being friendly' kick. A sudden stop by the side
of the road brought these curious cows trotting over to
see who had arrived.
Must
be something in the water.
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We trade countryside for
the commercial bliss of Stratford-upon-Avon --
Shakespeare's birthplace
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