St Ives is a Cornwall gem

Second only to Cotswolds, Cornwall is the most amazing place in England, and one of my favourites in Cornwall is St Ives. It's a very small town and it's difficult to find parking but it really is one of the most charming places I've visited and of course it has a little beach where children are playing. If it's lunchtime you can have a Cornish pasty, bring it with you and have it by the beach looking out over the water. If not there is plenty of chances to buy ice cream. I warmly recommend a visit!

Musician on the main street

On the way out of St Ives

First day in Cornwall

It's getting colder in England. And when it does, what is better than to go back to your pictures from this summer, which is the best summer so far in the five years I have spend in England. We made two trips this summer - one where we went north and one where we went south. The ones from below is from Cornwall. First off is from Restormel Castle (Kastel Rostormel in Cornish) - a stronghold of the Black Prince. The castle is one of the four chief Norman castles of Cornwall (together with Launceston, Tintangel and Trematon).

Then we went on to Looe (Logh or 'deep water inlet' in Cornish) where we spent our first night. Below is Nelson, who watches over the fishing boats coming in to the harbour.

Not that vicious... ;-)

Low tide. Always amazes me.

Sneak peak of the Lake district

Earlier this summer, when it was still nice outside, we went on a trip to Hadrian's wall - the Roman wall that goes from coast to coast and was protecting the Roman empire from the north. On the way we passed through the Lake District. So pretty! Will we go back there - most definitely!!

Padstow is a real tourist attraction

Padstow is probably one of the most famous places in Cornwall England, meaning that there are lots of tourists. There are some activities in the harbour and the street are packed. It's very beautiful but not much to do. As always in Cornwall, the tide is very evident.

The tide is very evident

Children fishing 

There are some activities on the streets

Lots of tourists sitting around

Canterbury tales

When waking up on Saturday morning Maria suggested a road trip. We haven't been in a while and she thought we could go to Bath. We discussed a bit and decided to go east. We started with Charles Darwin's house outside of London and then continued east to Kent and Canterbury. Despite its size (43,000 people live there), Canterbury is one of the most visited places in England.

As in many places in England it is very green and nice in the area

We ran into some cows

Once in Canterbury, which really is a lovely little town (we had dinner at Trapiste, a Belgian restaurant that we really recommend) we started out with the cathedral.

Very beautiful...

...and peaceful

Once done we took a short stroll in the town. We ran into a somewhat crooked house... Over the door was a quote from Charles Dickens...

After Canterbury we drove on in search of other sights. We found a cross and a viking ship...

Finally we had dinner in lovely little Margate. We drove by a sign advertising for a Soviet restaurant in and decided to check it out. Lovely food and very good service. Overall, the service in this part of the country really surprised us and we really enjoyed the people - so friendly!

Sort of saw The Queen at Windsor

Exactly one year ago Maria and I went on our first road trip together - to Windsor Castle, one of The Queen's official residences. When she's not staying there it is open for public (same rules apply for Buckingham Palace). It's a magnificent castle - huge (difficult to get a sense from the pictures how large it really is) and obviously well preserved. And Windsor is such a nice little town.  

Outside the castle we ran into some girls in old fashioned clothes... 

The crooked house - can't go to Windsor without taking a picture of it!

Coolest telephone booth I've seen!

The Queen is calling