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So its been a long weekend and I am thankful for it. We went to Essex to see my mother in law.   Over the Easter weekend, we went to  Southend-On-Sea.  We have been there many times.  See here for pictures from the archives .   This time though, I had an ulterior motive for going into the town.  First  we walked along the seafront and spent some £ in the amusement arcades.  I kept putting in 2p into the slot to win a Mamushka/Babushka Russian Doll key ring, but failed. As I was walking away a little disappointed like a sulking child, a woman ran up behind me calling me.  I turned around I thought I had dropped something.  Her son was on the machine next to us, he wanted a eraser aka rubber, but got a Russian Doll keyring (she obviously had overheard me talking to D about me trying to get this keyring).  I was totally blown away by her and her son's sweet kindness.  We were actually able to swap as my sister in law had got ...

Some of you may have noted that I had been a bit quiet on blogosphere.   Well I went away for a short break with D.  We decided not to go overseas this year and instead enjoy what Great Britain had to offer. Our first stop though was to Essex to see my mother in law and sister in law.  After spending a day there, we left in the wee early hours of the morning to head to our first vacation destination.    Whilst on route, we decided to stop at Rye.  We arrived in Rye around 8.00am and most places were still closed, so breakfast had to wait, but it did give us the opportunity to wander the town without bumping into many other tourists at this time. Rye in East Sussex is a charming market town We wandered through the cobbled streets and lanes. The house in Rye with Two Front Doors. I may have mentioned before, we are both National Trust members, but unfortunately for us the Georgian Lamb House was closed. A bit of a shame as I wo...

The next place we visited and stayed overnight at was Dungeness in the Borough of Lydd.   Dungeness is on the south coast of Kent, England.  It is well known for have a large shingle beach and is reputed to be 'Britain's only desert' .  Please don't ask what made us go to Dungeness, perhaps its the otherworldly nature of the place, the haunting atmosphere that surrounds the wind battered wooden dwellings and abandoned fishing boats; or simply it was just somewhere different for us both as neither of us are sun bathers.   Some people would describe Dungerness grey, bleak and perhaps even depressing, maybe because of the 1950s nuclear station, but you have to turn your back on that and admire the place for what it is.  Its a place for bird watchers or twitchers as they are known, as Dungerness has the oldest RSPB nature reserve .   The Royal 'We' both liked Dungerness and cannot wait to return, maybe even next year. We found Dungerness quite remarka...