Saturday, August 18, 2007

• More on England...

  Hello friends!

  Dear me, I'd better post the rest of these pictures quickly, or else it's going to be next summer by the time I've finished posting about England!

  Alright, well, from where I left off last...

  The next morning, my dad and I got an early start while my mom hung out back at our bed and breakfast, and we drove to a place in Buxton where there were a bunch of pretty trails to walk on. This part of England was absolutely beautiful--gorgeous, green, rolling hills that went on for as far as you could see...it was amazing. I'd really enjoyed driving around on the hills, but I was determined that I'd actually get to walk up one. So, my dad had found this trail, and we both climbed up the beautiful hill right outside of the town of Buxton. I'm not sure exactly what the hill was called (if it even had a name), but at the top of the hill was this darling little tower called "Solomon's Temple." Anyway, from up in the tower the view was just breathtaking--you could see the whole town of Buxton below! It was such a beautiful day too...sunny and pleasant but with a strong wind that made it just a little bit chilly. When we were up on the hill, dad took loads of pictures (particularly of me, since I was the only one up there to pose for him ), so here are some of the best of them:

  

  

  Isn't this view beautiful???

  

  Solomon's Temple:

  

  In case you can't tell, it was really windy.

  

  

  

  

  Later that day, we visited Pemberly--THE Pemberly, of course. The actual name of the estate was Lyme Hall, and it was indeed the house that was used as Pemberly in the BBC production.

  Anyway, here I am, walking around in the beautiful hydrangea gardens that were there:

  

  The house itself, as seen in the movie...isn't it pretty???

  

  The beautiful gardens there:

   

  Here is a picture of me on the stairs where Darcy runs out of the house in the movie to catch Elizabeth as she's trying to leave...as Sarah said, I have now been on the same ground that Colin Firth has walked on.

  

  Another view of the house:

   

  Me on the pretty walk that we took up to "The Cage" which was this stone building a short distance from the house...I've no idea why it's called "The Cage", except that they must've wanted it to sound all scary...it was apparently mainly used as a hunting lodge, though felons were also sometimes imprisoned there....hmm.

  

  And that's all for now, folks! I really will try to post again sooner....I still have tons more pictures left!

  Cheers!

  ~Laurie

   

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