29 October 2009

on the road...

...welcome to eyam, derbyshire.

home to the Bubonic Plague of 1665.


this sleepy little english town has excellent documentation regarding the plague. it's everywhere. seriously. almost every corner stone has an engraving of who lived there and what age they died.

eyam is a very picturesque town: stone buildings, cobble stone streets, and lovely gardens. the colours in England are incredible. all the flowers are so vibrant and beautiful. saturated. i'll have to post some pictures from september---the. colours. were. amazing. anyways. eyam was a lot of fun, everything was centered around the plague, which is quite fascinating and yet moderately depressing. you should check out the wiki page!

i will begin the walking picture tour...starting now--

welcome to eyam, here is a sign marking the house where the plague began.



people still live in the plague cottages. they are quite the tourist attraction. i'm sure everyone who stops by takes a picture of them. i think there is something in the water here because the dogs walk on their back legs.



the cemetery of eyam is picturesque. the headstones are beautifully carved and very old. this was such an uplifting trip...


a really cool sundial, check it:


of course, the communal sheep roasting spike. i think garden hills needs to install one of these...right on the sidewalk, so it's accessible to everyone.



who knew I would find Trooper's soul-mate all the way across the pond? yes. there are isuzu troopers in england--fancy that!




my best friend for the day! this friendly fella was greeting everyone who made the hike to the famous eyam well, which is just over my shoulder. the horse was more exciting. (after the town was quarantined, travelers would leave provisions, mostly vinegar and bread, on the well, which is located in the outermost part of the town.)


eyam=the PEAK district of england!!!

imagine: kiera knightly or elizabeth standing on the top of this cliff. pride and prejudice was filmed in derbyshire. Sadly, I did not make it to the famous chatsworth house (mr. dacey's dwellings in the movie). hopefully I will make my way back to derbyshire to see it. :)



a view on the hike from the well....more horses!!!


every pasture we walked through had a very unique gate.


a trio of LLAMAS!!! approaching these creates was quite an experience. we were definitely not expecting to see LLAMAS...of all the creatures.


a cute lil weather vane mounted on the eyam's museum roof.


(clears throat) i'm expecting you people to make this ginger bread STAT!!!!!




to summarize, if you didn't read the captions and just looked at the pictures (no worries, i would have done the same thing...sike, this is my blog and it rocks) eyam was a lot of fun! i was quite impressed with the bus driver. he maneuvered through all these little english towns. the roads were so narrow only one car could fit, but somehow he managed.

unitl next time,
xoxo

1 comment:

  1. Troopers soul mate???? Wait...what? Has trooper moved on from the X so quickly? I'll try to keep it a secret for now but the X will NOT be happ if he catches wind of this!
    Your trip looks absolutely INCREDILBE! Dogs walking in two legs? Llamas! I know you're having so much fun but Athens just isn't the same without you!
    YES WE ARE STILL FRIENDS! DUH!

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