Oxford Trip 2004 VIII: Grasmere

On Tuesday July 20th, we departed Oxford for our journey towards Scotland. This was a very, very long drive - 10 hours on a bus. This trip more than any other sapped the wind from our sails.

We traveled up the west coast of England through the beautiful Lake District, stopping to have lunch in Grasmere, the home of William Wordsworth.



Here are the mountains around Grasmere where we ate our apples and packed sandwiches.





This is the mainstreet of Grasmere. Wonderful stone buildings.



This is the back street that leads up to the house where Wordsworth lived.



And here, of course, is Dove Cottage, the home of William Wordsworth.



"Why, William, on that old gray stone,
Thus for the length of half a day,
Why, William sit you thus alone,
And dream your time away?"



And here is a picture of Lake Grasmere, "the loveliest spot that man hath ever known."

After leaving Grasmere, we set out again on our long, long journey to Edinburgh, Scotland.



In this picture there are forty people. None of them can be seen. In this film we hope to show you how not to be seen.

Bye.