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Malmesbury was the mysterious little town I’d been craving to learn more about for many reasons. As my driver had told me, it is a very quaint town with cows, which I later found out meant, I’d probably run into some cows while walking abouts the incredibly picturesque landscape, which did happen (cows are big up close and a bit scary when they mooo at you then). Usually in my tech-centric world I’d rely on Google Earth to get a glimpse of the city, but since Malmesbury is so small, it only had blury images of the place. The hotel I stayed at was a refreshing glimpse back into the past with antique furniture within a stone and wooden built house with tiny little details throughout that is absent in todays modern world. Their staff was incredibly friendly and the room I stayed in was super cute. They also had a marvelous garden area which I lounged at for a bit of time while sketching. Malmesbury is an astonishingly beautiful town with many amazing houses and expensive cars. More pics after the jump…
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This is the very peaceful garden behind the hotel which had these really cool seats to lounge in. I sat here for an hour or so sketching. While absorbing the amazing weather.
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This is the backside of the hotel with an amazing rustic stone vibe. All the doors in this town are a bit shorter than what we are use to in the states as people were not that tall way back when. I think they mentioned somethign about being one of the oldest hotels in the area.
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Kickin it in one of the lounges in the hotel. Very peaceful and calming.
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The bar inside the hotel basement. It felt more like a classic pub I’d read about in books, otherwise, it was a great space to make conversation though everyone knew each other.
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A human sized chess board in the back patio of the Wild Duck Inn. I had some pretty awesome grilled scallops here which included the whole scallop and not just the muscle portion which is usual in the states. At first I thought it was a crab leg stuck onto the scallop, but it’s the whole body. Good food, good drinks, and good company, makes for good times!
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This was the view from my hotel overlooking the very small town which takes no more than an hour to walk around.
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