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Sunrise at 8am, somewhere close to Chipping Norton |
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Charlbury, a historic market town that flourished from the wool trade in the 17th century. |
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Fields, closer to Chipping Norton |
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Lush green scenery, near Chipping Norton |
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Chipping Norton town, as seen from the distance |
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This area should come within the top few most breath-taking landscapes of the world. |
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Follow the yellow brick road.... |
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(Ok..it's not exactly yellow and there are no bricks, but it would make a nice caption to a pic if you had seen "Wizard of Oz") |
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Bliss Mill, a historic wool mill in Chipping Norton, the highest town in Oxfordshire |
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The mill is now disused. |
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Somewhere between Chipping Norton and Chipping Campden, further North-West |
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Malith! |
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The official photographer of all our trips in 2005 & 2006. Soon leaving us for pastures green in Sri Lanka. |
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Even more fields, Chipping Campden |
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Town centre, Chipping Campden |
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This has been a flourishing wool trade centre from the 14th-17th centuries |
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High Street in Chipping Campden |
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Chipping Campden Market Hall, built 1627 AD. |
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Market Hall, built 1627 AD. |
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High Street in Chipping Campden |
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A house with a thatched roof! |
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Between Chipping Campden and Broadway |
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Broadway, also known as "The Jewel of the Cotswolds" |
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Another view of the high street, Broadway. |
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Lower Slaughter |
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Best avoided in summer due to overcrowding! |
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Lower Slaughter, Cotswolds |
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Malith mokada methana karanne? |
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Sheep in Lower Slaughter, overweight by munching evergreen grass full of natural goodness of the Cotswolds |
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A disused water mill in the Slaughters |
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A typical house in Slaughters |
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On our way to Upper Slaughter |
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On the way to Upper Slaughter |
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Bourton-on-the-Water, or "Venice of the Cotswolds" |
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Somewhere between Bourton and Bibury |
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Between Bourton and Bibury |
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River Coln, flowing through Bibury, claimed to be the most beautiful village in England |
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The Arlington Row, claimed to be the most photographed row of houses in the world. |
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Dates back to the 17th century, when wool industry was thriving in this area. |
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Mallards (A variety of duck) in Bibury, Cotswolds |
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More mallards, hanging out in River Coln flowing through Bibury |
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Arlington Row - another view |
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Tee hee.
It's us. In Bibury. Arlington Row. The famous row of houses. The 3rd and probably the last time! |
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Bibury, a typical, unspoilt English village |
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