July 31, 2009 -London

Chatsworth

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Today started out with a nice long train and bus ride to get to Haddon Hall. It was quite the interesting old palace. Parts of Jane Eyre, Pride and Predjudice, and Princess Bride. It had a different feel then most of the houses we’ve been to. It was left vacant for awhile and wasn’t updated which helped it keep its old quality. The gardens surrounding it were beautiful. Then we went to Chatsworth. Mr. Darcy’s home in Pride and Predjudice. It was amazing. The home was stunning inside and out. I loved walking through all the different gardens. We started off in the sensory garden, then we played in the water stairs and took some model pictures. Then we went through the kitchen gardens. Later we found and maze and made it to the middle and out. Then we went through the house. They have a wing dedicated to Pride and Predjudice and The Duchess. The bust of Mr. Darcy was in this area. They also had some suits and dresses to try on so we did and took some fun pictures. The rest of the house was beautiful with so much detail and things to see. Then we headed back to London. Later we went to a random projection puppet show thing at the National Museum. It was interesting to see though. They must have put a lot of work into cutting out the different puppets.

Flower in the Haddon Hall Gardens

Me at Chatsworth

Haddon Hall

Me inside Chatsworth

Bust of Mr. Darcy

Twisted Church Tower