Sunday 22 December 2013

Sunny Somerset!

Our first day in Somerset brought glorious sunshine. We spent a lovely morning exploring the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey. King Arthur and Guinevere were apparently buried there. Wondered the streets of Glastonbury, which are full of mystical shops with funny names. Drove over to Wells to see the famous Wells Cathedral. Magnificent inside with unique scissor columns and beautiful medieval stained glass windows…best example in the world. The astronomical clock was fun watching the jousting knights knocking their heads off.  Explored every inch, undercroft, chapter house, cloisters and the flying buttresses.  Lovely green common in front of the twin tower frontage. Wells is another quaint old town with streets lined with 2 story buildings sporting small real Christmas trees jutting out from the walls half way up. Looks very pretty all lit up.  The radios over here play Christmas music all the time, certainly puts you in the Christmas spirit. Ho, ho, ho.

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