Pretty pretty England...

So on the weekend it was off to Stow-on-the-Wold for a couple of nights with Divya. Every town in the Cotswolds seems to have as their claim to fame that they are the prettiest etc, but Stow's seems to be that it is the highest one. Which isn't to say it isn't pretty - it really is rather lovely. You can't go wrong with all the beautiful warm coloured stone they use...

Saturday we walked from Stow to Lower Slaughter and Upper Slaughter via Bourton-on-the-Water. Bourton-on-the-Water is called the 'Venice of the Cotswolds' - very pretty. Lots of little low bridges over a shallow river. Very pretty - but FULL of people. Bit too busy for us - and we were very spooked by watching a very little boy teeter on the edge of one bridge with no one apparently watching him. Fortunately he didn't topple in.

Sunday we ambled around Maugersbury which was just gorgeous. Very small with lovely little cottages. More beauty!

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Me by a converted Mill

Me by a converted Mill
Originally uploaded by Megan Shields.

Maugersbury cottages

Maugersbury cottages
Originally uploaded by Megan Shields.

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Finally got to see 'Boy'! As part of the 'City of London Festival' there was a mini-NZ film festival on at the Barbican - I knew Boy would have to be the opener so I was obsessively checking for tickets from when I first heard about it.

Maya and I went and had a good old Kiwi nostalgia fest. Loved it - the language, the scenery, the 'old stuff' I recognised (like Stud Cola!). Just fantastic.

Taika Waititi was there to introduce it as well - he was somewhat 'jetlagged' however so I'm not sure he really added much to it!

I also sat next to the guy in this advert - somewhat odd. He made sure I knew it was him in the advert - very funny. Or maybe he was trying to hit on me - I wasn't quite sure! But it was definitely him :-)