The English Countryside

We went to Ipswich to meet with the family history center staff.  It's about a 2 hour drive to the north east, out in the country.  I was excited to get out and see some good ol' English countryside.  When we left, it was quite foggy and I was worried we wouldn't see much.  But by the time we got out of the city (an hour's drive) it was cleared out.

The freeways are similar to home, just backward.

This is a typical street in Ipswich.  It's a very nice town.

The director of the FH center was young and very enthusiastic!  She had some good ideas, and some frustrations, so we got insights about what directions we may need to take.  It was a very helpful meeting and worth the drive.  I feel like the Lord is sending us to just the right people to help us know what we should do.

After our meeting she gave  us some advice on where to go to see some good country scenery.  So we headed to Kersey and wherever after that we were taken by Garmin to get home.  

I love the hedges along the road.  The road gets so narrow sometimes you have to pull over for on-coming cars.  Luckily there isn't much traffic.

Coming into Kersey:

There is a stream that runs right through the middle of town.

Here are some thatched roofs.  It's amazing to me that they still have these.

 

St.Mary's church in Kersey.  It's a large church for a little village.  You see that a lot, I found out, tiny towns with big churches.

There's a nice old cemetery.  They still use it, there is a newer section.

Some "headstones" are kind of strange.

The church is open so we were able to see inside.

We went through an old village that I didn't get the name of.  (They really need to work on signs over here.) This street had buildings so old the buildings are bowed out and slanted.  I felt like I was in a cartoon part of Disneyland.

Here's another church.

Coming home we were about 45 min from home in heavy traffic and we stopped at a red light. A van pulled up beside us and it was Elder Davis and Elder Larsen from the mission office!  In a city of over 13 million people, what are the odds of randomly seeing someone you know!