Sunday, October 26, 2008

Birthday weekend

This weekend Ric and I had a little escape to the countryside to celebrate my birthday. It was great to get away from London for a couple days and we loved being out in the Cotswolds. We went to Broadway, a pretty little town where Ric's uncle got married four years ago, and stayed in the same wonderfully cozy hotel.

Our days were filled with reading by the fire at our hotel, the Lygon Arms (parts of which were built in
1532), running down the winding country roads (and up the hills unfortunately) to admire the changing leaves and furry sheep, trying to teach ourselves the rules of rugby in a local pub, and eating in a number of great restaurants that all prepared fresh, local cuisine. My favorite was Juliana's... the well-known spot in neighboring Chipping Campden with a highly regarded chef, but lunch today at a gastro pub called The Swan was pretty tasty as well.

As you can tell, it was a pretty relaxed weekend, which is just what the doctor ordered. Back to work tomorrow, but hoping to keep a little of the laid-back country weekend with me as I head into the week.

Ric at our hotel



Beautiful produce at the local Broadway deli where we had breakfast



Carrots anyone?



Enjoying a beer over lunch at the local pub



The Cotswold House Hotel - where we ate at Juliana's Restaurant



My first course - a yummy crab ravioli with cucumber sorbet!

4 comments:

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bmason said...

Wow! I loved the picture of Ric by the Lygon Arms sign - I'm so glad you had such a good visit. It all sounds so relaxing. I can't think of anything better than escaping to "the Cotswolds!"

TwitterUK said...

Thanks again for making it possible! We're just glad we discovered that place four years ago and were able to go back. It's just a gorgeous and quaint as you remember!