Thursday 2/3/05

Thursday, we went to a farmer's market that has been in operation for 1000 years, literally, and S. and I combined forces to break a pair of earrings. After that, we were not allowed to handle anything that cost over 5 pounds. We had chocolates and Guinness for breakfast, sampled a zoo's worth of sausages at the french market (boar, duck, stag, ostrich...) and bought some french breads and cheeses for the evening. We had our Guinness in a pub that has been in operation over 200 years, in a building that was put up in the 1200's. Boggles the mind, what a fine history of alcoholism we were part of!

We took pics representational of ourselves, in the form of boots, this will do for me:

And here are M and S (M is the Star Wars boots... how he loved them!):


We also went yesterday to a town called Eyam that is over 400 years old. despite being remote, they had an outbreak of the plague in the 1660's and shut the doors of the town. Of the population of around 350, they lost well over 200 people. Sad story, but S bought the coolest lamp in a shop there!

A street in Eyam...


the church and churchyard...


inside the chapel...


this cross is from the 8th century...


and these grave markers are equally ancient...


My friends' house is so comfortable i'm ready to move in. she has a fireplace in the livingroom and a huge garden in the back... lucky bitch.
We had dinner last night at a place called 'The Gate'... wonderful atmosphere, amazing views and great food. We all came home in comas from the dumplings and all. This is the view of the entrance...