We started small for our first outing here in England. We first went to the small town of Painswick which is only 10 minutes from Stroud. They have an old church with some pretty nice grounds where they have planted 99 yew trees (they are very Dr. Seuss-ish). The story goes that every time they have tried to plant a 100th tree, it has either died or one of the other trees have died. So there are always just 99. The grounds also had a cemetery. It was surprising to see graves dated clear back to the 1600s. The bones of a person who lived and probably had a job and family and went to church 400 years ago were right under my feet. Maybe in that time they have deteriorated? I dunno. I didn't take close-up photos of graves cuz it felt a bit creepy but here are lots of other photos.
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| Painswick Church of St. Mary |
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| Like my outfit? Good cuz I wear it anytime I go somewhere. And it's all I have |
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| This is probably the first of many churches we'll visit. They're great because they were built to be beautiful and generally hold a lot of history and they're free. |
Then we wandered around the town of Painswick a bit.
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| So British. You really do see them everywhere. |
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| Painswick had lots of cool doors |
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| So narrow, right? And then people park on the road. And old stone looks so much better than old stucco. Sorry Vegas |
Whoa everything is so beautiful! And yeah this look like New York streets. How are (potentially) 4 cars supposed to fit through there?
ReplyDeleteAre the trees trimmed to that shape or they grow that way?!
ReplyDeleteThis doesn't look real
ReplyDeleteLiz, I love your outfit! I love that there is consistency throughout your posts. Those are the greatest boots ever. And the greatest pants. And the jacket, and scarf, and you know? All of it. :)
ReplyDeleteI see a lot of green. It's gorge! And a lot of really cool looking castle-type buildings! So neat!