well look it here.. I may just have to put Mr. Yummy Mayer back on my list.... :)
Monday, July 30, 2007
Back in my top 10?
well look it here.. I may just have to put Mr. Yummy Mayer back on my list.... :)
Crazy weekend
7/29/07
Stonehenge, Bath, Hyde Park, Kensington Palace, late night at the club, guys from Denmark, pouring rain (where the freaking bus stop!), St. Paul service, Marlybone farmers market and Pride and Prejudice DVD .... and that’s my brief synopsis lol..
And yes, I am exhausted so I don’t think I’ll be coherent, so forgive me.. I’m running on 4 hours of sleep from last night..
So somewhat briefly....
Stonehenge was pretty awesome,. it’s out in the middle of nothing but the countryside is dotted with rolling hills, cows and sheep. In fact one of the things I love about just being there is seeing the sheep so close by! Gosh they’re cute! Unfortunately you are no longer allowed to go up the stones to touch them (darn it!) it’s all roped off and you stick to the walkway they’ve created. But it was still cool, walking out in the countryside the wind blowing like crazy and no sound except the chattering of people around you. Where the parking area is they have trails leading to burial mounts in the distance, I really wanted to go check them out but there was no not time, we still had to head towards Bath ( an hour away) and there was lots of traffic.
Here are the pictures I took at Stonehenge and the countryside... doesn’t it look awesome!
Stonehenge and countryside
Stonehenge, Bath, Hyde Park, Kensington Palace, late night at the club, guys from Denmark, pouring rain (where the freaking bus stop!), St. Paul service, Marlybone farmers market and Pride and Prejudice DVD .... and that’s my brief synopsis lol..
And yes, I am exhausted so I don’t think I’ll be coherent, so forgive me.. I’m running on 4 hours of sleep from last night..
So somewhat briefly....
Stonehenge was pretty awesome,. it’s out in the middle of nothing but the countryside is dotted with rolling hills, cows and sheep. In fact one of the things I love about just being there is seeing the sheep so close by! Gosh they’re cute! Unfortunately you are no longer allowed to go up the stones to touch them (darn it!) it’s all roped off and you stick to the walkway they’ve created. But it was still cool, walking out in the countryside the wind blowing like crazy and no sound except the chattering of people around you. Where the parking area is they have trails leading to burial mounts in the distance, I really wanted to go check them out but there was no not time, we still had to head towards Bath ( an hour away) and there was lots of traffic.
Here are the pictures I took at Stonehenge and the countryside... doesn’t it look awesome!
Stonehenge and countryside
Bath and Roman Bath
Next up was Bath. And as I mentioned before I loved LOVED Bath! My only disappointment is that with the tour company we had very little time to explore the city! Only an hour and a half and that included the tour of the Roman Bath’s (see below) which was awesome but I wanted to go to the Jane Austen Centre (the whole purpose of me going on to Bath) and Assembly Rooms (which I didn’t get to go), I think not even a whole day would be enough. The place is amazing!
Limestone buildings, some dating back to the 1400’s, cobble stone sidewalks and roads. Lot’s of little parks and spiral gothic churches and buildings. Museums, gardens’ shopping, the place is a fountain of mysteries walkways waiting to be discovered.
Once you first arrive in Bath you arrive while overlooking the city, so suddenly you see the city below you, laid out in cute little rows of limestone lines broken up by trees and roads. You leave the same way and suddenly you are surrounded by patchwork green fields dotted by picturesque sheep and separated by hedges. It was truly breathtaking (see pictures below that I took while on the bus leaving town back to London).
I now understand why Bath was such a huge deal for London Society during the off season. It may be small but it is the perfect place to relax and get away from the stress and dirtiness that a big city would have. And I can understand how Jane Austen was so inspired to write while living in Bath, the place is oozing with inspiration. I just want to get off the bus and walk those hills as I overlooked the city at my feet. I could simply live here, happily and content. Darcy (my dog) would love even more, all those hills to chase rabbits and heard sheep? It would be his heaven. lol
I so want to go back! *sigh* Maybe next year :) Bath and Peak district lol.
Anyway here are some pics of Bath, Roman Bath’s and the countryside.
The city Bath from up high
the Abby
Roman Baths
Limestone buildings, some dating back to the 1400’s, cobble stone sidewalks and roads. Lot’s of little parks and spiral gothic churches and buildings. Museums, gardens’ shopping, the place is a fountain of mysteries walkways waiting to be discovered.
Once you first arrive in Bath you arrive while overlooking the city, so suddenly you see the city below you, laid out in cute little rows of limestone lines broken up by trees and roads. You leave the same way and suddenly you are surrounded by patchwork green fields dotted by picturesque sheep and separated by hedges. It was truly breathtaking (see pictures below that I took while on the bus leaving town back to London).
I now understand why Bath was such a huge deal for London Society during the off season. It may be small but it is the perfect place to relax and get away from the stress and dirtiness that a big city would have. And I can understand how Jane Austen was so inspired to write while living in Bath, the place is oozing with inspiration. I just want to get off the bus and walk those hills as I overlooked the city at my feet. I could simply live here, happily and content. Darcy (my dog) would love even more, all those hills to chase rabbits and heard sheep? It would be his heaven. lol
I so want to go back! *sigh* Maybe next year :) Bath and Peak district lol.
Anyway here are some pics of Bath, Roman Bath’s and the countryside.
The city Bath from up high
the Abby
Roman Baths
hyde Park - Kensington part 1
Now on Saturday, I ended up spending most of my morning walking from one end of Hyde Park to the other end where I ended up at Kensington Palace, and yes I went to the Palace and saw the staterooms. It was ok, I had a much better time at the park. The Gardens at Kensington where beautiful.
And it was a perfect day, not hot just right. I started out at Hyde Park Court and took the Serpentine Road towards the Serpentine (basically down the middle of the park. I watch families strolling around, rollerblading, kids on bikes, people on horseback or just enjoying a picnic - again perfect day for a picnic. Along the Serpentine people feeding the ducks and swans (see pics below), some on the lake in paddle boats. The park also has places for you to sit, they have these green stripped lawn chairs facing the lake (picture blow) and they also have next to Kensington Park where the “Round Pond” is at.
When I made it to the middle of the park I discovered a statue of Peter Pan so of course I had to take a picture for Whitney (see below), then from there I headed off to the Serpentine Gallery, lots of modern art and some cute museum attendants. :) From there I ended up at the Albert Memorial (pictures below), very impressive. Across the street is the Royal Albert Hall, amazing building. From there I headed to Kensington where I was meeting my flat mate Megan so we could tour the Palace.
But before then we had to get something to eat and ended up at Whole Foods, super ginormouse Whole Foods, this sucker was 3 floors!!! And for the first time in 3 weeks we had something with flavor... yummy burritos and I had mango gelato (yummy!) And since I’ll be in the area tomorrow (visiting the Leighton Museum) I may just have to make another stop lol
Anyway, after lunch we make it to Kensington Palace. Truthfully I thought it would be more royal, but it was simple manor house. They had a Princess Diana exhibit, except for her dresses it was ok. Once we got to the top floor (Victoria’s, Mary’s and King’s room) then it became somewhat interesting. Not sure if I’d recommended it. Historically it’s cool but I think I could have done without it and been ok.. but then again I’d be left wondering. lol . Now the Garden was pretty, small but pretty and no admittance in but they cut arches in the hedges and placed benches to see through. What’s impress is seeing Hyde Park from the top floor of the state rooms, it’s just spread out and breathtaking.
Entrance to Hyde Park - Hyde Park Corner
Statue in the park near Hyde Park Corner - I think it's Achilles
The park
And it was a perfect day, not hot just right. I started out at Hyde Park Court and took the Serpentine Road towards the Serpentine (basically down the middle of the park. I watch families strolling around, rollerblading, kids on bikes, people on horseback or just enjoying a picnic - again perfect day for a picnic. Along the Serpentine people feeding the ducks and swans (see pics below), some on the lake in paddle boats. The park also has places for you to sit, they have these green stripped lawn chairs facing the lake (picture blow) and they also have next to Kensington Park where the “Round Pond” is at.
When I made it to the middle of the park I discovered a statue of Peter Pan so of course I had to take a picture for Whitney (see below), then from there I headed off to the Serpentine Gallery, lots of modern art and some cute museum attendants. :) From there I ended up at the Albert Memorial (pictures below), very impressive. Across the street is the Royal Albert Hall, amazing building. From there I headed to Kensington where I was meeting my flat mate Megan so we could tour the Palace.
But before then we had to get something to eat and ended up at Whole Foods, super ginormouse Whole Foods, this sucker was 3 floors!!! And for the first time in 3 weeks we had something with flavor... yummy burritos and I had mango gelato (yummy!) And since I’ll be in the area tomorrow (visiting the Leighton Museum) I may just have to make another stop lol
Anyway, after lunch we make it to Kensington Palace. Truthfully I thought it would be more royal, but it was simple manor house. They had a Princess Diana exhibit, except for her dresses it was ok. Once we got to the top floor (Victoria’s, Mary’s and King’s room) then it became somewhat interesting. Not sure if I’d recommended it. Historically it’s cool but I think I could have done without it and been ok.. but then again I’d be left wondering. lol . Now the Garden was pretty, small but pretty and no admittance in but they cut arches in the hedges and placed benches to see through. What’s impress is seeing Hyde Park from the top floor of the state rooms, it’s just spread out and breathtaking.
Entrance to Hyde Park - Hyde Park Corner
Statue in the park near Hyde Park Corner - I think it's Achilles
The park
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