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<p>The country has been experiencing a very long, cold snap as you will see in the photos below. I visited my good friends Gary and Caroline for a few days and they took me out into a winter wonderland.</p>
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<p>There was a lot more snow in Oxfordshire than in Lincolnshire.</p>
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<p>We visited <a href="http://www.batsarb.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Batsford Arboretum</a> where the trees were hanging with snow and the typical Cotswold church looked very seasonal.</p>
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<p>On our way back we visited <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.rollrightstones.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Roll Right Stones</a>. A fascinating ancient monument with a very friendly (possibly hungry) robin too. The late afternoon winter sun created an eerie scene.</p>
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<p>No visit to G&amp;C would be complete without having dinner out. Having tried Voujon and The Cinnamon Stick in the past this time we went to the Pie Pub or <a href="https://piepub.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Marlstone Tavern</a>, to give it its proper name.</p>
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<p>As you can see from these beauties, they know how to make pies.</p>
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<p>On my final day we braved the traffic to go into Oxford. The Park &amp; Ride was very efficient going in but unfortunately the bus got stuck in traffic on the way out.</p>
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<p>After a wander around John Lewis we went for lunch at a Mowgli which is always a great curry and rapidly becoming one of my favourites. I think Lincoln maybe too provincial to ever get one.</p>
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<p>Gary and I left Caroline to Christmas shop whilst he took me on a whistle tour of the city centre (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radcliffe_Camera" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Radcliffe Camera</a>) and a couple of bookshops. I had a great time.</p>
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