High Wycombe

High Wycombe is prettier and had a lot more shopping than I expected!

We decided to have a driving cum mystery shopping day, to destress, and picked high wycombe! We passed by this town a many time on our way to and from oxford, and i noticed that this "town" has 2 exits, and looks really pretty at night with the lights.

High Wycombe is really hilly, and like many English towns, have a love for round about-s. Not long after coming out of M40, we were greeted with 3 linked roundabouts! Nuts.

It is a pity that the the cherry trees are at the end of the blooms, otherwise some stretches of road would be really impressive. We drove along A40 to Oxford, pass some farms-horses, cows, sheep etc. It was a really pretty drive, with daffodils lining the roads and blooming cherry tress along some stretches. there was a steep slope which is >14degrees, and I made a mental note to drive here once I get a convertible! Hahaha...

We decided to visit Hell fire Caves-a long series of tunnel which is supposedly haunted. Too bad, due to some electricity problems, it was closed when we visited. Anyway, we still had fun walking on the hill and burn off some of the calories we piled on during our pub meals, before going back to another meal and some shopping :D. I think I will make it a point to shop in High Wycombe next time. Good shopping town, cheap parking!

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Cherry tree blooms are really hard to catch. The light almost white pink hue means that it could be really difficult to catch well on a camera, unless you have a very good one. You just got to be there, and see the real thing. It is a real pity that we miss the Oxford's blooms this year-again. You got to be free at the right time! Sigh. Missed the cherry, hope to catch the tulips! hehehe.. I know it only cost £13 for a day trip to Belgium. Dying to go! Hopefully ZK can make it this Saturday, and we will join this gang of youngsters to go, as opposed to plan B, join a trip organised by an UB's travel agent. Looking at the clientèle, we do suspect that it will be a silver company.

Now that we have decided to move back to town, I think I am beginning to miss this place. We are 1/2 hour to the Chilterns and 1 hour to the Cotswolds. And now with the car, and me getting behind the wheels..... Sigh. I will dread the 13 mile each way drive to work when I move out.