Lavenham & Bury St Edmunds

When Thomas got home from his deployment he got a couple of days off work, so we decided to explore some places close to us. First on our list was Lavenham, which is an old medieval town about 45 minutes from our house. The houses are so old and many of them are crooked - it was so cool to see! We had a nice lunch at a little pub on High Street and enjoyed walking to St Peter & Paul Cathedral. 

A week or so after we went to Lavenham we were watching Harry Potter 7, and we noticed that the part  that was "Godric's Hollow" looked a lot like Lavenham!! So I looked it up online, and sure enough they filmed those scenes in Lavenham! We were pretty excited, I love me some Harry Potter ;) 

Thomas in front of the pub we had lunch at

There was a violin on the ceiling!

Crooked houses - so cool!

St Peter and Paul Cathedral

Beautiful landscaping outside of the cathedral

We also went to a Beer Festival in Bury St Edmunds with our friends Shannon and Chris. We had a great time tasting beer and whiskey - well the whiskey wasn't so great - and walking around the beautiful town. They have pretty gardens and an old abbey that we finally got to see! Usually I just go to Bury for the shopping ;)

Thomas and I in the gardens

Shannon and her new friend ;)

Old Abbey ruins

Shannon, Thomas, and Chris exploring the ruins

Beautiful rose gardens!

Bench give to Bury from the U.S. Air Force

{And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my wonderful mom - I love you!}