English Countryside

There’s nothing like the pastoral serenity of the English countryside. Neatly cropped fields. Dry stone walls. Sheep nibbling grass. Hedgerows stretching far and wide. Undulating terrain. The occasional old stone church, steeple reaching to the sky. Farmer in his wellies, sheepdog by his side. Lush green beauty as far as the eye can see.

For the truly English experience, you can enjoy this scenery from the huge plate glass windows of a slow moving train. And, if you’re like the chilled out group of four beside me, instead of plugging in your iPod and turning up the volume while tuning out this pastoral beauty, you’ll open up your picnic hamper, pull out four stemmed glasses and crack open two bottles of wine. Cheese and biscuits, anyone?