Buddha here. I was lucky enough to have the chance to visit the UK (West Sussex) on a business trip during September 2006 with Fletch and Merv. I was working at Billinghurst and living in Midhurst. We stayed in a 14th century hotel called "The Spread Eagle Hotel" in rural Midhurst that had a lot of old world charm. Our visit to the UK was mostly work but we did have a couple of days where we could tour around. We visited Stonehenge, Bath, Brighton, Portsmouth and London. The following photos on this blog show where we all went. 

A shop in London. Not sure what this is all about? 

Harrod's Department Store, Knightsbridge, London 

Inside a railway carriage in the London Underground 

A rural setting near Midhurst, West Sussex, UK 

Narrow streets in Midhurst, West Sussex, UK 

Stormy sky backdrop behind the "Swan Inn", Midhurst, West Sussex, UK 

The Bricklayers Arms Hotel, Midhurst, West Sussex, UK. A charming spot for an ale or three 

The Wheatsheaf Hotel in Midhurst, West Sussex UK. A real homely pub with great atmosphere and good tucker. One of the few licensed non-smoking establishments in Midhurst. (UK non-smoking laws in restaurants and pubs kick in around 2008) 

Narrow winding street with Tudor Style house on the left in Midhurst, West Sussex, UK 

A Spread Eagle Hotel accomodation block in the foreground and the "Swan Inn" in the background in Midhurst, West Sussex, UK 

"Spread Eagle Hotel" Reception and wonky stair case. 

Rolls Royce and Bentley day in the carpark at "The Spread Eagle Hotel", Midhurst, West Sussex, UK. 

My attic room at "The Spread Eagle Hotel", Midhurst, West Sussex, UK 

Merv, left and Fletch, right on the pebble beach at Brighton. Note that my shutter speed beat Fletch's digit getting to full vertical! :-) 

Artwork on display at the seafront at Brighton UK 

Some artwork on display on the seafront at Brighton UK 

Some alfresco dining at the seafront at Brighton UK 

A photograph of the beer my work colleague "Merv" liked to drink. 

"This is a Beach?" Yes it is a beach but where there should be sand there are stones as far as the eye can see! 

Shoreline at Brighton, UK 

Brighton Pier, UK 

Terraced houses in "Bath" UK 

"Bath" UK. Walkway down steps between buildings 

Terraced houses in "Bath" UK