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The Grand Finale...Highclere Castle... 05/01/2016

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Today marks our last day in Europe.  This chapter is coming to an end.  Every trip has an ending and this one is no different.  Our journey down the road to Downton Abbey ends at Highclere Castle, the ancestral home of Lord Grantham and his family. But before we take this journey I must tell you about the trials and tribulations that Amanda faced when dealing with flushing her bathroom facilities.  As you know most of this stuff over here is very old.  Well, the en suite facilities were no different.  If you are going to flush the cammode, you must do it with a purpose. I am hesitant to say that it is a man's job to flush it, but it was rather difficult.  Amanda tried repeatedly to flush the one in hers and Harry's bathroom with little success. We were there four days and with each passing day she became more determined.  On the last day she became very aggressive in her endeavors, but did not succeed.  Harry rescued her once more.  On her last attempt her hand slipped  off the...