“Oh Look! Black Mountains!”
— Michael of Sweden,
upon seeing the Lake Districts mountains.
I shouldn't have to explain this quote but I will anyway. This past weekend the Germans, two of the Swedes and I went to the lake district. Keswick to be exact. Oh let me tell you what it was beautiful! But upon on arrival and first wanderings we stopped to take pictures and Michael, bless him, says “Oh Look! Black Mountains!” There was no snow on the caps and so the soil really looked black because it was very damp.
I really can't explain too much of what I saw scenery wise, and the pictures are not up yet. Sorry they will have to wait. I can tell you about the other two things I saw in Keswick. No, sorry to say but I didn't get to see Beatrix Potter's house. The group of us split off and I went outside the village to the countryside.
The first was the James Bond Museum. hehehe. Yes, it's everything you hope for. Cars. Although it was a private collection is was so funny to see. And yes I did get my picture taken with a few items. I will be honest though I have never been a big fan of James Bond over the years but I can still appreciate a smokin car. Oh alright, I can hear a few of you, Sean Connery was the exception, but I really didn't watch those movies.
There was also the Pencil Factory. Okay I was far more excited for this then the James Bond Museum. It was DERWENT pencils. If you don't know what that means thats okay. If you do you better be jealous. They were, up until a few years ago, located in Keswick and the only factory in England that made pencils. They have since moved out of Keswick and are still the only factory in England. Frankly I didn't care...it was pencils. The museum was neat. At one point the company had a secret contract with the military to make spy pencils. The ferrule and shaft of the pencil was hollow and the stored very thin paper for maps inside. Please tell me the gift shop sells these!
They didn't but that was okay because art student in an art store is bad enough. Let me put it this way...they had a rejected pencil pile. I stood there for ten minutes.
Mostly I just wandered around, I do this. A lot. I don't like traveling with people. I never have and these excursions just make me more aware of that. Pictures will explain better. I will try and get them up but if they don't load before I leave to catch my bus they will have to wait until Sunday.
Why?
I'm going to London!!
Funny enough I said back in August I didn't really want to. I am still a little whatever about it but I think it will be fun. I am taking the bus at 11:45 and will get there around 6ish. What am I going to see? You will just have to wait.
Chema
...Oh before I forget, the reason Keswick is home of the pencil is because it was a coal mining village. And funny enough during the wars (pick one) they pencil factory was only allowed so much graphite/coal to make their pencils.
— Michael of Sweden,
upon seeing the Lake Districts mountains.
I shouldn't have to explain this quote but I will anyway. This past weekend the Germans, two of the Swedes and I went to the lake district. Keswick to be exact. Oh let me tell you what it was beautiful! But upon on arrival and first wanderings we stopped to take pictures and Michael, bless him, says “Oh Look! Black Mountains!” There was no snow on the caps and so the soil really looked black because it was very damp.
I really can't explain too much of what I saw scenery wise, and the pictures are not up yet. Sorry they will have to wait. I can tell you about the other two things I saw in Keswick. No, sorry to say but I didn't get to see Beatrix Potter's house. The group of us split off and I went outside the village to the countryside.
The first was the James Bond Museum. hehehe. Yes, it's everything you hope for. Cars. Although it was a private collection is was so funny to see. And yes I did get my picture taken with a few items. I will be honest though I have never been a big fan of James Bond over the years but I can still appreciate a smokin car. Oh alright, I can hear a few of you, Sean Connery was the exception, but I really didn't watch those movies.
There was also the Pencil Factory. Okay I was far more excited for this then the James Bond Museum. It was DERWENT pencils. If you don't know what that means thats okay. If you do you better be jealous. They were, up until a few years ago, located in Keswick and the only factory in England that made pencils. They have since moved out of Keswick and are still the only factory in England. Frankly I didn't care...it was pencils. The museum was neat. At one point the company had a secret contract with the military to make spy pencils. The ferrule and shaft of the pencil was hollow and the stored very thin paper for maps inside. Please tell me the gift shop sells these!
They didn't but that was okay because art student in an art store is bad enough. Let me put it this way...they had a rejected pencil pile. I stood there for ten minutes.
Mostly I just wandered around, I do this. A lot. I don't like traveling with people. I never have and these excursions just make me more aware of that. Pictures will explain better. I will try and get them up but if they don't load before I leave to catch my bus they will have to wait until Sunday.
Why?
I'm going to London!!
Funny enough I said back in August I didn't really want to. I am still a little whatever about it but I think it will be fun. I am taking the bus at 11:45 and will get there around 6ish. What am I going to see? You will just have to wait.
Chema
...Oh before I forget, the reason Keswick is home of the pencil is because it was a coal mining village. And funny enough during the wars (pick one) they pencil factory was only allowed so much graphite/coal to make their pencils.