Flowers, Food and Finale

The weather was iffy again - mild in temperature but threatening rain so it was very hard to know what to wear. As soon as you made a decision you almost immediately realize it was a wrong one. We wanted a quieter day and to partake in that English institution - the Sunday Lunch.

We set off for the University Botanic Garden by car. This 40 acres was set aside in 1846. Some of it is for research and some for education.



Rose Garden - history of hybridization



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                                                                          We had been told that The Plough in Coton was nice for Sunday Lunch so we set about trying to find it. This is not an easy task on the Garmin but eventually we worked it out. It was a pleasant enough setting and otherwise fulfilled the requisites for the institution - slow service, bland starter, overcooked roast and overcooked veg, lukewarm gravy and limp Yorkshire pudding. Ahhh... English cooking.


We watched the EURO final between Portugal and France on the t.v. in our room. A bit of a boring game really. Tomorrow we turn in the car at Gatwick and stay overnight in Crawley. We fly out on Tuesday. Thanks for sharing our travel experiences with us.