MAVERICK ROVER WORLD Post #24. Chester, & Manchester, England. 9/1/2018

MAVERICK ROVER WORLD

Post #24

September 1, 2018

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Chester & Manchester,  ENGLAND
Week #4


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Chester is a walled city
founded by the Romans in AD 70

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When have you ever seen abstract stained glass windows next to traditional stained glass windows in a cathedral?

View from the rear garden at the Chester Cathedral

This photo at Chester Cathedral says it all 

I'm still reading "Pillars of the Earth" 
by Ken Follett
Guess I better hurry, as we are about to leave England.
It's about building a cathedral in the fictional 
town of Kingsbridge, ENG, and it is almost 1000 pages


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Schropshire Union Canal is where we met

Phil and Clare who have owned a canal boat for 17 years and have lived on this one full time for the past 9 years. They are based in Stratford, but travel all around the UK waterways during the summer season 

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Chester Racecourse has been active since 1539 

The oldest horse race course in England

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The canals of Manchester showing their PRIDE colors
This is our 3rd PRIDE celebration, just by chance, this year
Valencia, SP; London, ENG; Manchester, ENG

If you are a fan of he British BBC, then you can 

appreiciate the fact that they are in full support of 

GAY PRIDE 

The local MetroLink showing their 

PRIDE support

Thomas Cook Travel supports
PRIDE

Roger meets Karen, a London IT specialist, 
at Manchester PIRDE


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Everything goes better with ice cream, especially if it is served up with two flavors near the 
River Dee in Chester, England

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WATCH YOUR STEP: It is easy to get distracted by all the new surroundings as you walk; be vigilant of holes and bumps in the road. Falling down can send you to the emergency room and hamper your travels in an instant.

TRAVEL APPS: GoEuro, is our latest App addition. Go Euro helps you find affordable trains, planes, buses and trams.  Be sure to look at all time slots when checking for train travel prices. Off Peak travel times are usually much less expensive. Enjoy. 

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"Only do what your heart tells you"

Princess Diana

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**next stop- New York City, NY  USA

**August 2018  ENGLAND

*chester
*manchester(man)
*salford
*liverpool

**July 2018  SCOTLAND
*edinburgh(edi) 
*alloa
*sterling
*standrews

*glasgow(gla)

**July 2018  IRELAND

*dublin(dub)

**July 2018  ENGLAND, UK 

*london(stn)

**April - June 2018  SPAIN

*madrid(mad)

*valencia(vlc)

*barcelona(bcn)

*sitges

*palmademallorca(pmi)

*torrevieja

*puntaprima

*caboroig

*granada
*cartegena
*lazenia

*malaga

*altea

*alicante

**March 2018   USA

*sandiego (san)

*losangeles(lax) 

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Our travels include all of these countries and cities around the world, plus multiple states and cities across the USA

**February 2018  MEXICO

**mexicocity(mex)

**October 2017  HAWAII

**maui(ogg)

**April 2017 PANAMA CANAL CRUISE

**mexico

**guatamala

**panama

**costarica

**curacao

**florida(mia)

**May 2016 DENMARK

**copenhagen(cph)

**April-May 2016 MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE

**italy
**malta
**greece
**turkey

**April-May 2016 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE

**portugal

**gibraltar

**spain

**italy

**September 2014 HAWAII

**kona(koa)

**May2014 FRANCE

**paris(cdl)

**May 2014 ITALY

**venice

**April-May 2014 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE

**canaryislands

**spain

**france

**italy

**June 2013 AFRICA

**tanzania(ark)

**June 2013 NETHERLANDS

**amsterdam(ams)

**October 2011 SPAIN

**barcelona(bcn)

**madrid

**seville

**valencia

**January 2009 MEXICO

**acapulco(aca)

**November 2008 MEXICO

**puertovallarta(pvr)

**October 2007 MEXICO

**cabosanlucas(csl)

**November 2006 ITALY

**rome(fco)

**florence

**pisa

**sienna

**tavernelle

**montepulciano

**November 2006 CANADA

**vancouver(yvr)

**March 2005 MEXICO

**guadalajara(gdl)

**July 2004 ARUBA

**December 2003 CANADA

**whistler

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