I know I have only updated my blog to tell you more about Jordan but before I go I want to tell you about my little side trip up north. I decided to delay my flight to the US again because everyone on the Jordan tour said that London is not England and I must do some more exploring. Being the very obedient person that I am I changed my flight and headed up to Sheffield to visit Liz who I met on the tour. On the first day I visited York and it was definitely worth the visit. The Minster (main church) was really nice. I think this gothic design is my favourite and I spent quite a while wandering around and even went on a free guided tour. The next day I decided to stay away from towns and visited Chatsworth House. This is a very famous house which is still in the family who lived there when Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner there. The gardens (photo below) were stunning and there were lots of modern sculptures dotted around including a giant white baby. In a strange way the sculpture actually worked quite well and it was fun to explore. The next day was Saturday so Liz (photo below!) and I went for a really long walk around Derbyshire. The weather was sunny but cold and windy. When we got to the top of Mam Tor it felt like we could get blown off but the views were great and the walking kept us warm. The walk was a little longer than expected because of bad signposting (I like to think it wasn't our map reading ability or lack of!) but it didn't matter and we rewarded ourselves by having a delicious meal in a pub nearby.
There are so many photos I am not including in this blog and I would love to publish more but I am trying to restrain myself. The countryside in England is really beautiful and seeing it in Autumn is such a treat. I have been very fortunate with the weather which has made it easy to explore. I really only got one properly wet London day yesterday. Nic and I got absolutely sodden walking around London but it didn't matter that much and I was in a warm theatre that night so it wasn't too bad. I am not sure if I have told you much about the theatre here but it is fabulous. I better go - I have to leave before 6.00 tomorrow to catch my flight! I'll write from America!
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