Europe in the Springtime England

STRATFORD UPON AVON

Beautiful gardens everywhere






Eric & Jenni's house Rhys & Ben in back yard

Eric's theater, under construction

Eric's current theater


TOUR OF SHAKESPEARE COUNTRY

Anne Hathaway Cottage (Shakespeare's wife)
Shakespeare's Birthplace


COTSWOLDS

Private tour of seven villages--neat houses, farms, and rivers

Bill & Carol with oldest inn (975AD) in Stow, England

Eric, Jenni & kids picnicing and feeding the ducks/geese at the River Avon---in the rain!!

Dad's Injuries

Here he is!!!

Europe in the Springtime 2008 Belgium I

Leuven, Belgium
Leland &Anne's house


Church
closest bus stop view




new house
(August)









Boys' School
Downtown Leuven

























On to England!

February 2008 Florida

Bill, Carol & Pam Dixon along with Tammy, Ken, Isabella, Jackie & Jerry Gallahan spent a week in Florida. Stayed in a condo in Daytona Beach, with lots of side trips, sun and fun!!

Our condo and view--Tammy & Isabella in the pool!


Jackie's first step in the ocean--it was cold!

Fresh oranges on the tree in Stuart and Tina Lichty's yard!

We enjoyed visiting the Ormond Beach site of the first beach speed trials and the actual race track of the Daytona 500.

Epcot Center was our spot to visit on Wednesday. Jackie & Carol rented electric scooters to that they could cover the ground and keep up with everyone.



















Thursday we drove "On the beach"! then to the lighthouse at Ponce Inlet--where we got to see the space shuttle launch--WOW--a once in a lifetime experience!!












Friday, we returned to Orlando to visit Magic Kingdom.





















One of the things we enjoyed about our stay was all of the different birds: seagulls, terns and sandpipers on the beach, pelicans floating over us, the pigeon who came to share breakfast, ibis, curlew, cranes, storks and herons----all were enjoyed.




We ended our stay with the beautiful colored lights on the castle. Enjoy the slide show as you scan through them.

Williamsburg Dec 2007

Bill & I arrived at our resort, Governour's Green, about 9:30pm. We were greeted with lots of Christmas lights and animated figures.

















The next day we walked down Duke of Gloucester Street and took pictures of all of the Christmas decorations on the Colonial buildings. They only use natural things--unless it is at a business. Can you find the one with coffee beans? How about oyster shells? It was a beautiful
day--about 76*!






Much colder the next day 54* and breezy. We visited Jamestown to see the new Visitor's Center and the Archearium (isn't that a funny word?)--that's where the artifacts from the digs are shown and explained.














Rode the James River Ferry to Scotland (Surry Co, Virginia). Note the gulls and cormorants on the pilings. The white pillar on the shore is Jamestown.














Drove to Smithfield and saw the packing plant decorated with Santa's sleigh being pulled by pigs. After lunch we drove to Benn's Church and visited St. Luke's Church. This is the oldest church in continuous use in the United States, built in 1632. One of my ancestors on my mother's father's line helped built the church and is buried there (well his grave is there--his remains are in the Smithsonian for the time being, part of the DNA testing collection.) So many items are from the 1600s and it is lovely.

Our last day it was 76* again, we shopped, swam and sunned and then drove to Virginia Beach to see the Christmas light show along the boardwalk and the beach--the cars actually drive on the boardwalk. The first picture is sunset over the Chesapeake Bay.

The light show was fantastic--wish that I had had a video camera!