England-Scotland Day 12 (Part 2) – Keswick town and Derwent Waters in Lake District of England

14 April 2010The above photo shows Derwent Waters, shot at Crow Park in Keswick, Lake District. This was my favourite moment while visiting Lake District in spring. Sheep and lambs were wandering freely in Crow Park while we sat on the lawn, enjoying the views and warm of the setting sun. Earlier, we drove into Keswick at about 4 PM. We would be staying 3 nights at the Honister House and the directions...

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England-Scotland Day 13 (Part 1) – Crummock Water and Buttermere Lake at Lake District of England

15 April 2010 Breakfast at the Honister House allowed us to meet an interesting English couple who stayed near Manchester. It was nice talking to them over breakfast after Mr Stake made the introductions. This was one of their many visits to Lake district and they had stayed at the Honister House on past occasions. They were about our age, so we talked about our teenage kids, their education and also...

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England-Scotland Day 13 (Part 2) – Windermere and Keswick of the Lake District.

15 April 2010 We completed our driving route through the Crummock Water and Buttermere earlier than I thought. So we decided to head down south to Windermere for a late lunch.  We parked our car on a relatively busy street (A5074) at Windermere, had lunch and did some window shopping at the souvenir shops. Then we drove on to explore Windermere. Pier at Windermere, Lake District.When planning...

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