Most of the weather we had in Britain was quite good with only a couple of soggy days and those were travel ones..one of which included a stopover in Blackpool at the Imperial Hotel. This was a grande dame Victorian era place facing out to the water...we did wander around the next morning to check the place out..I know in the past it was a holiday destination - being by the sea and is kind of on the Niagara Falls tourist kitsch end of things but we enjoyed our night there...
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| Some mermaids... |
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| They even have streetcars like us! |
Then it was on to the Lake District and a visit to Dove Cottage home of celebrated Romantic poet William Wordsworth...such a gorgeous area, you can see how it would inspire an artist..
The Kia Venga which proved very comfortable and reliable..
Our stopover here was at the Acorn Inn in Keswick - a charming town that put me in mind of Banff or Jasper...we even had a yummy veg meal here - so warming soup and I think another "flapjack"...
Speaking of magical - our next stop would be Loch Lomond where I immediately felt at home...must be the connection to the Scottish ancestors....
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