Tim and Tracy's Travels

This week has been pretty busy. Monday Erin and I went to learn how to play bridge with some ladies in the expat community. It's really fun but has so many rules. We'll be going back for a couple more sessions to learn more about the game.

Tuesday I went on a Walking Tour with about 30 other women to the little town of Shere. This is the town where "The Holiday" was filmed. They built the house in Surrey and then tore it down. :-( This is the picture of where the house was though.

This picture is the same pub where they shot the scenes. The White Horse. We had lunch after our walk/climb. I had an awesome Mozzarella Veggie Burger and chips. Chips = French fries and they're most always really thick ones. Oh and I also had a pint of Fosters. :-)

Below is a where Jude Law sat in the pub.

They say he sat in that corner between the

window and the fireplace. I'm going to have

to watch the movie again. :-) I loved the atmosphere of this pub. Warm and friendly with YUMMY food.

The Anchoress of Shere, Christine Carpenter

We also visited the Saint James Church. There is a story that a 14 year old girl named Christine Carpenter decided to be enclosed in a wall of the church to show her devotion to God. Here are some of the pictures I took but you can also go to this website to read more about the story. http://sheredelight.typepad.com/shere_delight/2010/11/the-anchoress-of-shere-christine-carpenter.html

This is the wall she was in for most of her adult life. They gave her food through the opening you see the woman sticking her hand in. the other opening to the right is her view of the pulpit. When you look at the wall you can't see anything but large rock cemented together to close the opening. I would love to have seen how much room she "lived" in. It doesn't seem big at all if you compare it to the outside of the building.

To the left is a picture of a sign on the outside portion of the wall she was enclosed in.

"SITE OF THE CELL OF CHRISTINE CARPENTER ANCHORESS OF SHERE 1329"

I just can't get my head around someone wanting to do that. I think something bad must have happened to her and she was afraid of something. Who knows?

***Paul L. Moorcraft wrote a fiction novel based on some of the historical evidence. If you'd like to read it you can order it by clicking on this link. http://www.amazon.com/Anchoress-Shere-Paul-L-Moorcraft/dp/1590580281

These last few pictures are of the beautiful view of the 5-6 mile walk. It felt more like 7-8 because of all the hills.