Bibury
Bibury was once called the most beautiful village in England by William Morris, a famous British author. I have to say it is a pretty little town but the MOST beautiful? That is a lot to live up to. We have seen a lot of these cute villages and after awhile it is hard to distinguish levels of cuteness. I will let you be the judge.
Bourton on the Water
This was one of my favorite towns on the trip. I think it was because it
calls itself “the Venice of the Cotswolds”. See? I like the brashness of it. It is beautiful. It has many of these little bridges crossing the river. One thing I noticed about rural England is that after a while the people got a little less imaginative about names 
and just became very utilitarian about it. For example, there is Bourton, Bourton on the Water (where we were and a very apt description) but not to be mistaken with Bourton on the Hill or Bourton on Dunsmore.I can just hear the conversation:
“Another town???”
“I know, what are we going to name this one?”
“Well, what about Bourton?”
“Taken”
“Blimey! What now? Oh, okay, I got it. How about Bourton on the Hill?”
“Sorry, that one too.”
“Great, I'm gobsmacked. What am I going to do now?”
“Listen, I don’t care what you name it. Just come up with something soon or I am going to go jump in that river.”
“WAIT. I GOT IT. BOURTON ON THE WATER!!!!”
And it was done.
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