Magnificent isn't it?
-- asked the local when I was taking a pix of Blenheim Palace. It is most famous for being the birthplace of Winston Churchill, but now and always has been the residence of the Duke of Marlborough. It was very interesting to trace their ancestry all the way back to the start when the 1st Duke was given his title along with the land and money to build the palace. They do a fantastic job of educating you.
While we were inside, it started to rain the kind if rain that you expect from England. It didn't let up all day, which meant that I had no problem getting a picture of the gardens without anyone in it.
Next we drove to Broadway Tower. "We drove out of the way for this?" asked mom - obviously unimpressed by the castle-like tower that sticks out prominently in the hillside. It is a folly - a structure that serves no purpose - built in 1799 by the 6th Earl of Coventry "just because". Unfortunately due to the rain I couldn't show mom how beautiful it is up against clear blue skies - and the view it offers.
So we continued on to our destination in the Cotswolds: Burton-on-the-Water. It is a picturesque village along a river. My intention was to go for a 6 mile run through "kissing gates" and over "stiles" in the fields between the towns - but the rain disappointingly reduced my plans to a shorter roadside run.
We had an uneventful evening of Guinness beer and Chinese food in lovely surroundings.
Our room was supposed to overlook the river but they gave it to someone else and gave us a street-view instead.
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