Birmingham Bourton and Bath (one)

A slow start to the day at Lawrence's ... coffee showers and patience to take our turn in the loo ... as Lawrence said it was as hot coming out as it was going in ... hmmmm

like a well-brought up boy, Lawrence hangs up his washing and we then drop him at New Street so he can make his way to Leeds ... we then make our way through the Saturday traffic past the asian markets and shops on the A34 through Sparkbrook and beyond ... coming from Scarborough this melee of multi-culturalism is refreshing and invigorating

on we go and the white middle-class and M&S emerge as we tiptoe slowly into Solihull ...

soon the green fields and pasture of Arden engulf us ... Stratford next ...

but the highlight is McKechnies, Godiva Award winner in 2008 no less ... we park up and have coffee and a truly delicious sandwich ... and share our concerns about motobility scooters with the two people sat in the firing line on the edge of the pavement

and then a raid on Boots for film ... the architecture may be different but the shops are the same the same the bloody same .. the monotonous uniformity of the British High Street - is this what we really want?

and then on to Bourton-on-the-Water ...