Finally, we saw the Royal Danish Air Force fighter jets executing feats of derring-do, flying straight up, rolling over and over, flying upside down, etc. It’s a little difficult to tell from these still photos, but this was, fast and loud and stunning, even for someone not particularly interested in air shows.
After the wing-walkers we observed the patriotic display of the British Army Red Devils Parachute Display Team (click on the images below to see them larger).
The Farnborough airport is not far from us here in Farnham and I have sometimes posted pictures of it taken on walks to Caesar’s Camp (an ancient Roman camp an uphill march from here). Annually they host an airshow and a couple of weeks ago we hiked up Folly Hill to Caesar’s Camp to see what we could see. We caught the tail-end but still some remarkable displays (click any of the images below to see them enlarged).
On our New Year’s Day walk to Aldershot we came upon this Morrison’s (English supermarket chain) upon arriving in Aldershot – worth-a-shot.
This mysterious life-size statue of a man contemplating the water held in his cupped hands is the work of the celebrated British sculptor Antony Gormley. Sound II, fashioned from lead out of a plaster cast of the artist’s own body, is in the Cathedral Crypt.
A few more images to give a sense of the magnificent scale of the place. Click on any of the images below to see them full size.
Near the end of December we visited Winchester Cathedral on a rainy day. Click any of the images to see them full-size.
Waiting for the bus back to Alton.
Walking back to the Chawton bus stop after leaving the Chawton House, as dusk fell.
After the graveyard (last post) we walked through the gardens and across the grounds of Chawton House, as the sun sank in the afternoon.
After touring Chawton House itself, we ventured out to the adjoined graveyard.
During the break our daughter was visiting from the States and we took her to visit Chawton House, erstwhile home of Jane Austen’s brother (the Jane Austen House itself, which we visited last May was closed for the holiday). The house has a fascinating history, which you can read about at the link above, and I took some pictures out the windows which provided framing of the view.
Next we took a combination of A3x roads towards our destination of Lyme Regis and I managed a few snaps out the window as we went (I wasn’t the one driving). As we grew closer to Lyme Regis we passed through thick fog, or maybe a cloud.
From the Jane Austen House we moved on to Bolderwood in the New Forest. Click any of the pictures to see them all full size.
The Jane Austen House was mere minutes away. There was a lot to see and a lot of information to read. Here are a few impressions. Click any image to see them all enlarged and captioned.
We started out for the Jane Austen House in nearby Alton. However we inadvertently went to her brother’s much larger place, Chawton House, initially. Here are a couple of shots before we realised our mistake.
