Kurt – Yanks in the UK https://yanksintheuk.net A blog about Kurt & Lynnette's adventures living abroad Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:23:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.14 Heroes at Highclere https://yanksintheuk.net/2018/09/heroes-at-highclere/ https://yanksintheuk.net/2018/09/heroes-at-highclere/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:20:49 +0000 http://yanksintheuk.net/?p=493 Heroes at Highclere Lynnette and I have only just realized how close we are to many of the places we’ve always wanted to see. Last night, as we drove home after a day trip to Cambridgeshire, she quoted Earle Hitchner: “The difference between America and England is that Americans think 100 years is a long …

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