{"id":175,"date":"2014-09-17T22:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T21:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidwithington.com\/blog\/?p=175"},"modified":"2014-09-17T22:00:38","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T21:00:38","slug":"the-day-president-barack-obama-followed-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/the-day-president-barack-obama-followed-me\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day President Barack Obama Followed Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who have you met recently? \u00a0Anyone famous?<\/p>\n

Well let me tell you my claim to fame…<\/p>\n

In September 2014, Christine and I explored Dorset, a beautiful county in the south of England, full of quaint little villages, thatched roofs, and winding country lanes.<\/p>\n

We found the perfect bed and breakfast place, a cottage right out in the countryside.<\/p>\n

What an experience. \u00a0Sat on the balcony outside our room, early morning and as the sun set in the evening, relaxing with a book, I thought I was near to heaven.<\/p>\n

Home grown vegetables and fruit… and freshly home baked bread.<\/p>\n

And the homemade fruit smoothie at breakfast was delicious!<\/p>\n

Anyway…<\/p>\n

Back to the story…<\/p>\n

Stonehenge, the ancient monument, wasn’t far away.<\/p>\n

So we paid it a visit.<\/p>\n

The entrance fee cost us \u00a315 each, but it was well worth it to see such an important part of history.<\/p>\n

Walking around the stones (complete with audio guide) and wondering through the exhibition,\u00a0it was fascinating to see the wonderful mix of nationalities.<\/p>\n

So many languages were being spoken – and all seemed to have an audio guide in their own tongue.<\/p>\n

Can you believe this though…<\/p>\n

The following day, glancing at a newspaper stand, I caught sight of a familiar scene.<\/p>\n

There on the front page of\u00a0The Times<\/a>\u00a0was a photograph of Stonehenge.<\/p>\n

And walking amongst the stones was none other than US President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n

He’d been attending the NATO summit in Wales, and had taken a helicopter trip just to see the ancient monument.<\/p>\n

We must have missed each other by no more than a couple of hours.<\/p>\n

If we’d met, I could have taken a selfie picture with just him and me… (don’t laugh… the press actually did take a picture of him posing with a local family).<\/p>\n

Seeing that photo took me back to a time when I met another celebrity…<\/p>\n

Martin Roberts, the TV presenter from the famous British TV programme, “Homes Under The Hammer” was on the same cruise ship as we were.<\/p>\n

It was interesting when we first saw him.<\/p>\n

“Hey, there’s that chap from the telly”.<\/p>\n

“Doesn’t look like him.”<\/p>\n

“It is! \u00a0I recognise him! \u00a0He’s Martin Roberts off Homes Under The Hammer.”<\/p>\n

Well eventually we realised it was indeed Martin Roberts.<\/p>\n

And he even allowed me a photograph with him. \u00a0How cool is that.<\/p>\n

Martin wasn’t actually on the ship in an official capacity. \u00a0He was simply enjoying the cruise with his family.<\/p>\n

But he did allow the cruise entertainment director to persuade him to do a presentation in the theatre.<\/p>\n

So you see…<\/p>\n

Keep your eye open, because you never know who you’ll meet.<\/p>\n

You could be posing for a photo with a president or prime minister (if you can get past their security!).<\/p>\n

Or you could end up chatting to the star of your favourite TV programme.<\/p>\n

Anyway, here’s a picture of my claim to fame!<\/p>\n

And if you’re ever in Dorset, looking for a nice B&B out in the countryside,\u00a0here’s a link to where we stayed<\/a>. \u00a0Lorna cooks an awesome breakfast – and the eggs are from her own hens!<\/p>\n

Which famous person have you met? \u00a0What’s your claim to fame?<\/p>\n

I’d love to know. \u00a0Do hop over to the Contact Page<\/a> and send me a message.<\/p>\n

Oh… and tell me how to get your autograph!<\/p>\n

\"David<\/a>
David With Martin Roberts of Homes Under The Hammer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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