I started off taking a tour of Milton Keynes by bicycle, which was possibly one of the most discombobulating experiences of my life: without constant checking the map it would be very easy to get lost there, even if you know the place quite well and have a good sense of direction:
(Note that all these photos are taken with my pretty poor phone camera.)
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| Setting out in Milton Keynes. |
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| Finding the way.. |
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| This is how you know which "village" you're in. |
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| This looked nice. |
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| I wonder if the room in the old mill is more..? |
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| Taking a break by some lake or another. |
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| The bike was taking a break too. |
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| Well, you don't see that every day. |
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| The Grand Union. |
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| Cypress trees? |
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| The M1. |
The next day I met up with friends in Oxfordshire for another great day in the sunshine, touring the country lanes:
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| That's Dr Rosalind the opera singing meteorologist, and Dr Andrew, the physicist. |
Also, some terrible quality video, shot with my phone:
We stopped for lunch at the windmill at Brill:
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| Andrew and Thomas enjoying the sun. |
And we also stopped off for a wander around the National Trust "Duck Decoy":
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| All locked with a single lock.. |
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| Adrian standing next to a 300 year old pear tree. Allegedly. |
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| One of the "duck decoys". |
