Swan, Swan Pub, Streatley

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=55 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0418dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id118.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daffs, Swan Pub, Streatley"><U><B><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Descending towards Streatley"><U><B><IMG SRC="0420e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>       </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>   </B><A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="London Trip 9 2009"><U><B><IMG SRC="0450e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=425 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0418dfc3.jpg"> <div> Swan, Swan Pub, Streatley</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Three Photos</div> <div> <IMG SRC="864e13c0.jpg" border=0 width="737" height="572" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> There is a swan at The Swan, and he jealously guarded his patch near the food tables at riverside.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8cb6f4a0.jpg" border=0 width="879" height="586" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> While we sat out enjoying the day and contemplating our upcoming visit to Aldworth Village, a clatter of hooves drew our eyes to the</div> <div> bridge.  A funeral procession was passing, with the casket in full view in a magnificient horse-drawn hearse.  Time seemed to stand </div> <div> still as the procession passed, but I was able to get one quick photo off before it passed into Streatley.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8ac79500.jpg" border=0 width="889" height="592" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> One of the main goals today was to get to a nearby village named Aldworth, to experience a country pub that seems not to have</div> <div> changed in centuries.  "The Bell" became a highlight of our trip.  We took a taxi from Streatley, about a ten minute ride through the </div> <div> countryside in a minivan driven by a very personable middle-aged man who would be visiting Canada in May.  We sat here a few hours, </div> <div> sipping excellent ales and listening to the locals chatter on and on (and drink on and on).  Afterwards, we called our cab again to get us, </div> <div> returned to Streatley and began the day's major walk.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>