We ate typical English style breakfast, Martyn cooked for us in the following morning. Since I wanted to learn how to cook it for my husband, I helped him out in the kitchen. The breakfast was absolutely delicious.

Afterwards, we headed to Stow on the Wold.

Every year since 1330, there's been a big horse fair held there.

As being a painter, the pallet sign caught my eyes. I wondered what kind of painting studio it was.

I also noticed that a beautiful passion flower in full bloom outside of a house. It was so inspiring that I'd love to paint it some time.

Some people might think I'm weird, but I love walking around graveyards, especially Western ones. I've visited some in the States, like those in Deadwood and New Orleans, but British graveyards are much older. You can feel the weight of history from there.

There was an old church door that looked quite ordinary, but one of the most famous British authors, J.R.R.Tolkien got inspiration from it and wrote The Hobbit . Since I haven't read the book in English yet, I'd love to read it some time soon.

Lynn explained about the prayer cushions for me. When people pray, they knee down on them and pray. Volunteers from the church embroider lots of different patterns on them.

We stopped by a cheese shop where Martyn and Lynn picked up some different kinds of cheese. While they were making their purchase, I discovered something I've never seen before. When I asked Lynn about it, she explained it was homemade salad dressing for sale.

Our next stop was Moreton-in-Marsh.

A little piece of Japan for the day was the FUJIFILM sign from a Japanese film company. Seeing it unexpectedly brought a smile on my face.

We also came across another J.R.R. Tolkien connection here. He stayed at the inn and got the inspiration for The Lord of the Rings. I haven't read the book in English, but it's on my list.

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