Visited the Automobile Museum and the Montague Estate a couple of days ago. This particular car, is called the Picasso, car, for obvious reasons.

We also saw a first car, several speed record breakers, and the Royal caravan, which is a petite little camper with only room to sit in it.

This is the Montague Estate, in Beaulieu, near Lymington, it is included in the Automobile museum tour. The Montagues reside in the back of the house, and allow visitors and tourists in to the front few rooms as a tour. I wonder what it is like having strangers constantly roaming around your house.

The 2 ladies in victorian maid outfits are the docents who welcome guests into the Montague house to tour the house. I happily sang for them some Jazz songs, and my silly donkey song.

This is the Montagues victorian kitchen, kept for visitors to see how a victorian kitchen used to function.

Thatched roofs still abound in England. I am told that the maintenance is fairly expensive though, compared to slate roofs.

The bird silloettes on the roof, are fake birds, said to bring good luck to the house.

Beware of Elderly people sign. After all you know they are dangerous;-)
Below are the wild horses of Beaulieu, they don't act very wild.

more automobile museum

Mosaic floor of Abbey ruins

Lymington

Sweet little town, lots of beautiful buildings, very old bricks. Mason's must do very well in England. I love the little alleyways, and how all the little cottages are named.

The church in town, has grave sites so old, that the names and dates have been worn to being unreadable. Doug got a date off of one that was 250 years old.

I haven't yet come accross an over cooked vegetable, but Doug says it is because we keep getting food in foreign restaurants.

People at the timeshare, are dressed very conservatively, was glad to find a little more interesting attire in town. I'll bet it is even more interesting in London. Here is a picture of our timeshare, an English country Estate, that has also been a Courthouse and school.

Haven't heard many Americans talking mostly all sorts of english accents, mostly refined lovely lilting, want to talk back with same accent, would that be rude? Would anyone even notice when it is the norm?