Cliveden

Cliveden is basically a REALLY old house on a REALLY big property, it is the third house built on the proprty the previous two burnt down way back when - the firemen could not get there fast enough (fire "trucks" weren't that fast in those days). For those of you who are interested in the famous rich people of the day, this was the house that the Astors lived in - I had never heard of them untill my visit. Once again I am probably just revealing my ignorance.

This is a picture of the house - we only got to see two rooms in the house because it is now being used as a hotel. A VERY expensive hotel - we were told that the cheapest price is about £290 per person per night and that does not include breakfast. Try multiplying that by R14.

This is the view from the back patio - WOW! It is really beautiful, the property borders the River Thames and the gardens can be explored all over but only if you have the whole day and walk ALOT.

This little thing is part of the gardens its on the bank of a little pond with BIG fish - everything seems big in this place. Colleen and I posing nicely to add to the scenery - one day maybe my garden will be this big. ;)

Picture of a really cool tree with a really cool trunk or trunks. I don't know but it is really funky.

The "garden" is so big that we actually saw some wild life namely deer and bunnies. The bunnies were REALLY cute and actually kinda tame considering they didn't run away while we were taking pics. Wish I could have brought one home with me.

All in all this was a very relaxing and enjoyable day - fresh air and sunshine (yes sunshine) with some exercise and good scenery.