Southampton, a city going back to Roman times. Launching place of ships such as the Mayflower and Titanic. The walking path to the train station takes one past some medieval city walls. Got to see the less than prosperous city center.

The town played an important role in providing supplies and additional ships when England was threatened by the Spanish Armada.

Winchester, anglo saxon capital of england before the Norman conquest. By the 12th century London took on more prominence. Under the Normans the capital was where the king sat.

Fireplace is in a bakery in an old building facing the high Street. Old wooden floors sloping as usual

During the Saxon era, Winchester rose to prominence as the capital of the powerful kingdom of Wessex. Alfred the Great, a pivotal Saxon king, redesigned the city for better defense. Later, Winchester’s religious significance grew, serving as a bishop’s seat. While London eventually surpassed it in national dominance

Unfortunately, QB‘s breathing is not as good today. No idea why the south is worse than London. It might’ve been the very cold walk from the hotel to the train

Fortunately, QB’s breathing got better during the day and she’s OK now.



Hot tub discussion with nhs employee. Project manager for controlling costs. 45 minutes of what are the issues with cost, staff, entrenched management, etc. One tidbit; most gps have 5 minutes per patient time allocated.