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And then will answer their question and say "We have the best of Britain in the Midlands and Nottinghamshire but we seem to be too far afield for tourists and simply don't see many" In searching for Robin Hood it's best to get lost in Nottinghamshire by following any "market" sign anything that looks like a remote village and any bicycle path or trekking trail The county on a sunny day is difficult to surpass The air is fresh and brisk clouds are always flitting about and the country lanes with their timeless pastoral scenes of rickety fences fields of crops and forests will keep your camera busy Pop into The Dukeries named after five estates carved out of Sherwood Forest in the 18th century which feature magnificent parklands woods and lakes One of the best known entrances Is via Cumber Park six miles southwest of Retford one of Britains most spectacular drives Pull off the road in the middle of threemile-long Duke's Drive which consists of double rows of lime trees on either side of theland and sit for a few minutes and let the song birds lull you into a daze - -' - At Rufford Country Park also in The Dukeries a short drive from Edwinstowe off Highway A616 is a crumbling roofless Cistecian Abbey founded in 1148 adjoining a rambling country house set in a splendid wooded park and gardens Spine tingling and eerie in a late afternoon rain it is where Robin Hood would be lurking in a tree waiting for clergy with a purse full of coins Check the year round events and the Rufford Mill for history exhibitions Nottingham the regional Capital of England's East Midlands is where Robin Hood went with the evil Sheriff in the shadows of imposing Nottingham Castle located on a rocky bluff overlooking the city and Trent - -- - Orobre' Co Di t ill have his offended wife around to glare at you over all your Christmas dinners for the rest of your days There is a civilized solution: Our kids have to start taking their parents along on dates I don't mean all dates just the first date so you get a chance to vote before the polls close the way you do with mayors and governors and presidents parents — and the brothers and sisters — maybe should be able to go along to the restaurant and the movie and even sit discreetly in the front seat while those doing the courting try out each other's lips in the back seat You should be able to raise an eyebrow and shake your head slightly when the young woman isn't looking saying in your subtle silent way "Not that one We vote no" Oddly enough our son doesn't agree He is still fighting against bringing the family along on the first date — or on any other date for that matter Indeed his mother is slow to agree with me on this She points out that there is the issue of his privacy as well as the issue of my voting rights She notes that she was able to choose me — unilateraly — with no voting by the members of her family She has a point Look what a wonderful surprise it was for her mother when the of my election were announced fendiane Lowest fare various t I it Continued from F1 sthave te 1 4It eine-- 7 both- - UA United $610 " DV' Amer ican $182 r1- - tali $870 Pal 1 te t I 1 )k - point but nobody will count it And nobody will appreciate it You can announce how you would i TW Trans World Nita DL tt PA I: WiSilMLMIMI ': "r : $466 r77:77--7°'7- ' awacz: CI AA American CO Continental go- AO A - 3- NN ' A A 1$3oi1$28 $181 $464 HP Orland Doom A aveeeek 7N $182 ' Weeninglas ' HP A Mem !yoga - 4771-'m- e -- HP11 Son doesn't want family along on first date - Wet 1" kV e Sal AA 0A A I - oLas Woes -- NVV Denver ' AO TIN FfilrICES03 CI AA ' A map fie &UMW rrytoena $308 $1208 ett O' my Ivi tW ' lel t1 -- '' k 4 Bow Salt Lake CIPI san NW TW A - 01 a CO 114 Co LIA $120 $316 IA $1034 AA IX Hp CV Ado A TW A CO $27(3 LA DIP CO AA ' MN CO IJA TW AA Fa DV CIL 3 W"I g k4 atimmounommormsrmc t - - i ' ' E i I i' - I I I I I k4Y7 |
