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Henley-on-Thames: Rowing Mecca of the World
Outside, the first snowstorm of the new year is blustering, enveloping my world in a blanket of white. So I’ve decided to add a little colour to the day and escape to a realm of blue. And I’m accomplishing this by paying a return visit to Henley-on-Thames: rowing Mecca of the world, as I see it. I visited this picturesque, British town this past summer, during my first post-COVID trip oversees. This sojourn to Henley was one of the highlights of a week-long, women’s rowing tour down the Thames. And the contrast with today’s weather could hardly be greater. Heat Wave For our tour from Oxford to Windsor took place…
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Saint George’s Chapel: The Final Resting Place of Queen Elizabeth II
My plan for this week had been to regale you on my recent visit to the fragrant lavender fields of Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque in the hills of Provence. However, with the sudden death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, these memories have been supplanted with others. More specifically, with memories of my visit, a mere a month ago, to what will soon become the final resting place of this most notable monarch, Saint George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Along The Thames This pilgrimage came at the end of my first return to Europe since the outbreak of COVID-19. It was a journey that was planned around a week-long rowing…
