“What is it about the English countryside?
Why is the beauty so much more than visual?
Why does it touch one so?”
— Dodie Smith
Our Month Itinerary
Amsterdam - Day 6
Geithoorn - Day 7
Haarlem + Leiden - Day 8
Munich, Germany - Day 9
Salzburg, Austria - Day 10 + 11
Berchtesgaden, Germany - Day 12
Hallstat, Austria - Day 13
Venice, Italy - Day 14 + 15
Nice, France - Day 16
Rouen, France - Day 17
Normandy, France - Day 18
Mont Saint Michel, France - Day 19
Paris, France - Day 20-27
Disneyland Paris - Day 28
Fontainebleau, France - Day 29-30
We took a bus from London to the Cotswolds (Chippenham, specifically… and from there a quick taxi into the town of Castle Combe). Highlights of the day were:
Rue wishing aloud as we rode into the peaceful country scene: “I hope there are apple trees!” Then, a few hours later, as we explored the back gardens of an old hotel, we found a small apple and pear orchard. “I knew my wish would come true!”
Caleb’s “undone in awe” expression and noises. “Maaaan. Can you believe this? Isn’t this magical? Maaan!”
The aged English cheddar cheese on the baked potatoes, the warm bowls of soup
The sound of complete silence
Having the town all to ourselves!
The rush of rest and happiness descending on you. “Having good, and knowing it.”
