On a glorious spring day we took the boys to the beautiful Oxfordshire town of Henley-on-Thames to show them some of their family history. The picturesque Business School (bottom pic) is where Mike completed his Masters thesis in 1993 with our dear friend Leyland Pitt (see forthcoming Vancouver blog). That trip was the first overseas trip for both M + L (and included an engagement in Paris - see earlier blog).
In 1999 we returned to Henley (from Perth) for our first overseas sabbatical: an ambitious trip which involved taking a nine-month-old (Tom) around the world (literally). In fact, Tom took his very first steps in the cottage at Henley where we stayed in’ 99 (top right pic) and spent his first birthday at Heathrow airport. In addition to London and Henley, we also visited Oxford, Wimbledon, Kew Gardens, Reigate and Brighton.
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