The Duffs Travels

We left Nottingham, cold and wet, and travelled to Suffolk in just a few hours. On the way, we passed through some charming little villages, and as we arrived at The Swan Lavenham, the weather was glorious. The hotel is an impressive 15th-century building, and we spent the rest of the morning taking in the brightly coloured streets. We came across a beautiful church, St. Peter and St. Paul, which was built by donations from wealthy wool merchants. The interior of the church was just as spectacular, with a dramatic stained glass window.       Afterwards, we returned to our hotel and enjoyed a delightful afternoon tea of dainty sandwiches and delicious cakes.    We finished our afternoon by strolling around the medieval town and looking at the half-timbered crooked cottages. Because the town got wealthy rapidly, the houses were built with timber that was very fresh (green wood), which caused them to warp later on. By the time this happened, the cloth merchant...

 Well, it's holiday time again. ... Yippee,  A fantastic holiday to Disney World Orlando was all booked. Staying at the Disney Beach Club Hotel with extended family. Nine adults ranging from 17 to 53 years. To suggest we were excited was an understatement. It took us an entire year of meticulous planning every detail. Firstly sorting holidays from work that could coincide with each other then the lengthy hotel discussions. We have spent weekends writing long lists organising restaurants, Park days, rest days, shopping days, and who is sitting with whom on the flight and watching loads of Disney movies. Not to mention all the shopping we had to do, if we don’t own it in a Disney or Pixar format it hasn’t been made yet, it just doesn’t exist yet haha ... I can’t describe how excited we all were. All I can say is with all the planning, it was going to be a holiday of a lifetime. In the words of Mary Poppins.........                   ...