We woke up in Tintagel, and I had my very first "Traditional English Breakfast". AKA a breakfast that is the size of Thanksgiving dinner. We had toast, bacon, sausage, eggs, tomatoes, fruit, tea, and black pudding. Side note about black pudding: it isn't pudding... it's this... weird... meat? I actually don't know if it is meat. It tasted like black meat. But it was good! Just black.
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| On the coast of St. Ives |
We loaded back on my favorite thing in the world. The bus. And headed to St. Ives!!! Which is a small fishing community that has kind of turned into an art center. I would compare it to England's very own "Park City". We walked around for a couple of hours, shopped, ate crepes, and enjoyed the sea breeze!
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| Look Mom and Dad! I'm being extra safe while I'm away!!! |
Our next stop was St. Michael's Mount which is in Penzance (Pirate's of Penzance anyone??) It's as far west as you can get in England, and absolutely beautiful! I love the ocean! St. Michael's Mount is a castle that's a little ways off the coast on a tiny island. When the tide is low you can walk on this little walkway out to it (it's only low for a couple hours though so you have to time it perfectly otherwise you are stranded!) We toured the castle (which is a family home!!!) and then looked around Penzance a little more.
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| St. Michael's Mount |
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| Well hello... Welcome to the Honeymoon Suite! |
Almost everyone got to stay at a hotel this time, and again my luck continues. I got to stay in THE HONEYMOON SUITE! It was a luxurious room right on the coast with bay windows and roses everywhere. I almost cried it was so beautiful. And clean. We ate yummy Italian food, and Janie and I headed back to our suite where we watched TV and fell fast asleep in our huge bed.
Only YOU would get the Honeymoon Suite! Wow what a lucky lady!! When we went to Oxford we stayed at a lovely hotel called the Randolph (look for it when you go to Oxford) and stayed in one of the loveliest rooms ever - I didn't want to leave. This was the room the hotel staff gave us after they took us to a room in the back that was already occupied (by a naked lady) - I've always wondered what the naked lady got after our bell-man walked in on her - OH DEAR!!
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