The Sunday after our wedding, the Cunninghams went on a steam engine train ride on the Kent & East Sussex Railway. The train runs between the village of Tenterden to Bodiam and back. It used to be connected to the main rail lines (and there is an attempt to get them hooked back up because then even the small villages have public transport), but now isn't. It is run by train enthusiasts, who offer tea and sandwiches on the weekends to folks riding the rails as they did in the 19th and 20th centuries.
One watches the small villages of Tenterden, Rolvenden, Wittersham Road, Northiam, and Bodiam roll by: beautiful farms, cows, hops, and of course Bodiam Castle. We had a lovely lunch and tea. And of course, lollies. It was a fun way to spend the end of a wonderful wedding weekend.
The first class car on one of the other trains.
Will and Andrew
Apparently these train loos are not like my wedding loos
the wooden paneling of the cars
the steam puffing out
The engine was unhooked and moved to the front of the train to takes us back
St. Nicholas Church (our church) from the train!
My husband.... I like writing that.
Andrew and Lori laughing at how we are hung over
Lucas eating a lolly
Oscar and Jack, waiting for the train to pull away again from the train station 
The hot fire of the coal and the steam in the engine--the heat was instense
Cousin James, also suffering from too much wedding fun from the night before
2 comments:
I like you writing "my husband" too. :) That makes me smile. Yay Will and Miriam!! Oh, and Brock has decided he is very excited that he now gets to call you Mrs. C as in Happy Days. :)
That photo of handsome William is...handsome indeed.
Good job, Mrs C.
Would love to take a train trip to England with you all.
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