The picture part
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The lagoon, an inlet off the river Lugg. It was full of ducks and raning like hell. There's a reason Hereford is called the armpit of Wales. It gets all the weather even the Welsh don't want.
It floods a lot too.
Castle Park first thing in the morning. This is the slope up the embankment that used to be the castle wall walk. Now it's just a rather pleasant, if somewhat steep way to overview the park.
First thing in the morning with the sun shining just through the trees, I thought it was rather pretty.
Castle Park War Memorial. One of several around Hereford in fact. But the only one I could be bothered to photograph.
The Black and White House. Built around 1600 (I think... could have been 1500... somewhere around that kind of time anyway) it's one of many similar buildings still standing in Hereford city center. It's the only one where the interior remains intact though. A Vision Express and a branch of Boots occupy 2 others, for example.
Yep, that means that for you American peoples this house is older than... well... prety much everything.
Hereford Cathederal, home to the Mappa Mundi (The oldest surviving world map, containing the locations of all sorts of places, like Hyperboria and Atlantis) and the largest Chained library in the UK. (Second largest in the world)
Yes, seeing books chained to the bookshelves does make it look like a set from Harry Potter.
Evidence of the extensive re-building and alterations made after the reformation. A random door to nowhere, sticking out of a bit of wall from somewhere.
I like tall photos... they look moody.
This part of the cathederal building is completely new. 100% brand spanking new, re-built from scratch from the original construction plans because the stonework was too badly damaged to be conserved.
Just this part here has taken almost the best end of 7 years to finish. Apparently if you want quality, you have to wait for it.
And finally...
I was out pottering the streets of Hereford when I came upon the following.
It made me laugh. Seems those damned Xaviers get everywhere... but what really made me laugh was
Just because it was too funny to resist.
I could make a comment about all small children being mutants, but I expect my feelings on the subject are already well known. :p
One thing I didn't get a photo of was the perfectly domed hill on the way into the county. It's seriously like a chunk of Tolkein movie set. This hill is almost perfectly domed, completely round and has trees poking out the top like little mushrooms sprouting from it.
It was too dark to get a decent shot but it was seriously impressive.
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Date: 2003-01-29 06:29 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-01-29 06:35 am (UTC)Let's face it, we have more random scenery than we know what to do with in the UK ;)
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Date: 2003-01-29 06:41 am (UTC)Re:
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Date: 2003-01-29 06:47 am (UTC)This sounds goofy but I really like the grass y'all have. It's so green and thick and impressive. I also like the overcastness. I'm heartily sick of sunlight and heat.
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Date: 2003-01-29 06:59 am (UTC)You should try next time getting out of the London area. 1, Because it's so damned expensive and 2, because if you want greass you'll have to go further than Regent's Park.
Derbyshire's nice, not quite as hilly as the other hilly places but exceedingly grassy, what with all those dales and everything.
Or the Hereford and Worcester area... pleasantly agracultural though not exactly hubs of excitement.
Stratford's got that whole Shakespear monopoly happening for it so that's good for all your old-world buildings and such...
Yup, I am a 1-woman tourist board.
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Date: 2003-01-29 07:07 am (UTC)Re:
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