We arrived in Birmingham on Thursday afternoon worn out and overwhelmed with jet lag. We didn't let that get the best of us, though. The children and I went for a walk on the "Greenway". A greenway is what we would call a green belt in Arizona. They are everywhere and you can walk from city to city along these passages.
We visited the town of Coventry. Some of the highlights of Coventry were:
1. Herbert History Museum- Where we learned much about the history of Coventry and the surrounding areas.
2, Coventry Transportation Museum was amazing. We spent over 2 hours there and still didn't see it all. We saw the world's fastest car the Thrust SSC (749 mph); rode in a simulator and went back in time through world of transportation. All in all a wonderful experience and it was FREE.
We spent an afternoon in Kenilworth a quaint little town in Warwickshire England. The town is most famous for
Kenilworth Castle is located in the town of the same name in Warwickshire, England. Constructed fromNorman through to Tudor times, the castle has been described by architectural historian Anthony Emery as "the finest surviving example of a semi-royal palace of the later middle ages, significant for its scale, form and quality of workmanship".[1] Kenilworth has also played an important historical role. The castle was the subject of the six-month long Siege of Kenilworth in 1266, believed to be the longest siege in English history, and formed a base for Lancastrian operations in the War of the Roses.
We had the opportunity to visit Warwick University campus and wonder around. What a beautiful campus. Lakes, fountains and walking paths all around.
My son,Thomas the researcher, is always in need of guinea pigs, 'em rather volunteers for his research and who better than his aged mother. I was wired up and hooked to a computer; my brain was watched while I responded to a series of questions. I thought some of you might get a chuckle from this.
Time was spent walking through the town of Royal Leamington Spa or as it is more commonly known, Leamington. There are beautiful parks and walkways along the canals.
Formerly known as Leamington Priors, its expansion began following the popularisation of the medicinal qualities of its water by Dr Kerr in 1784.
Keep following us. There is much more to come about our travels in England.
We visited the town of Coventry. Some of the highlights of Coventry were:
1. Herbert History Museum- Where we learned much about the history of Coventry and the surrounding areas.
Lady Godiva was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxonnoblewoman who, according to a legend dating back at least to the 13th century, rode naked through the streets ofCoventry in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants. The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur originates from later versions of this legend in which a man named Tom had watched her ride and was struck blind or dead.
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| T admiring the beauty of Lady Godiva |
The Coventry Transport Museum is a motor museum, located in Coventry City Centre, England. It houses a collection of British-made road transport. It is located in Coventry because the city was previously the centre of the British car industry.
1929 Austin 7 Swallow & grandson
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| Thrust SSC- World's Fastest Car |
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| Old Cathedral of Coventry |
3. The Old Cathedral,
St Michael's, a 14th-century Gothic church later designated Cathedral, that remains a ruined shell after its bombing during the Second World War. It was one of the largest parish churches in England. One spire stands as a tribute to the people of Coventry and their tenacity to rebuild.
We spent an afternoon in Kenilworth a quaint little town in Warwickshire England. The town is most famous for
Kenilworth Castle is located in the town of the same name in Warwickshire, England. Constructed fromNorman through to Tudor times, the castle has been described by architectural historian Anthony Emery as "the finest surviving example of a semi-royal palace of the later middle ages, significant for its scale, form and quality of workmanship".[1] Kenilworth has also played an important historical role. The castle was the subject of the six-month long Siege of Kenilworth in 1266, believed to be the longest siege in English history, and formed a base for Lancastrian operations in the War of the Roses.
We had the opportunity to visit Warwick University campus and wonder around. What a beautiful campus. Lakes, fountains and walking paths all around.
My son,Thomas the researcher, is always in need of guinea pigs, 'em rather volunteers for his research and who better than his aged mother. I was wired up and hooked to a computer; my brain was watched while I responded to a series of questions. I thought some of you might get a chuckle from this.
Time was spent walking through the town of Royal Leamington Spa or as it is more commonly known, Leamington. There are beautiful parks and walkways along the canals.
Formerly known as Leamington Priors, its expansion began following the popularisation of the medicinal qualities of its water by Dr Kerr in 1784.
Keep following us. There is much more to come about our travels in England.
