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Post by tod2 on Nov 19, 2014 14:04:23 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Nov 24, 2014 14:54:00 GMT
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Post by mossie on Nov 24, 2014 15:14:33 GMT
Too bad your pasty was not up to scratch, mass produced for the tourists, or grockles, as the locals know them.The whole area now is tourist central and the locals are being priced out of the market by rich city people buying second homes.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 24, 2014 17:22:10 GMT
Thanks for the info Mossie. Even the little shops selling icecream and cornish pasties ordered the latter in from a "supplier". I recognised them immediately and knew who the 'suspect' might be Look, the darn thing is a good shortcrust pastry, some good beef chopped small, potatoes, I would add some minced onion and maybe , god forbid, small amount of diced carrot. They put turnip into theirs but I find the taste too strong (probably because they are using huge old rubbery ones!) Something tells me they put everything in raw, but I would cook the meat and carrots first and give them some flavour. That's what was lacking in the pasty we bought - flavour!
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Post by htmb on Nov 24, 2014 21:29:57 GMT
Interesting pictures, Tod, but it does look a bit crowded with visitors. Too bad about the flavorless food.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 25, 2014 14:27:22 GMT
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Post by bjd on Nov 25, 2014 15:06:30 GMT
Cornwall is really pretty but even more overflowing with tourists than I imagined. We spent part of our honeymoon there, walking along the cliff paths. Also went to Newquay. I find that as it becomes more touristy, not only do locals get priced out (as Mossie mentioned), but it all becomes rather twee. "We welcome careful drivers", for example. I'm afraid I agree with you about pasties. In York we were taken to a place known for them. Fortunately there was a garbage can nearby because there were no seagulls to feed.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2014 18:14:02 GMT
I think it is fun to see the beaches, because the northern beaches of France have an absolutely abominable reputation (except among locals) compared to the legendary beaches of the Côte d'Azur or the south Atlantic coast. Yet the southernmost beaches of England are farther north than the northernmost beaches of France.
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Post by bjd on Nov 25, 2014 18:48:50 GMT
I think it is fun to see the beaches, because the northern beaches of France have an absolutely abominable reputation (except among locals) compared to the legendary beaches of the Côte d'Azur or the south Atlantic coast. Yet the southernmost beaches of England are farther north than the northernmost beaches of France. And the water is freezing there too!
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Post by tod2 on Nov 27, 2014 12:30:40 GMT
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Post by mossie on Nov 27, 2014 14:48:14 GMT
The last little house looks like a model, only the car parked at the side gives it away.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2014 22:04:43 GMT
I am loving all of these photos because so many of them are frankly... odd.
However, the cliffs and bays are very nice, and going back a bit farther, I thought the cathedral was quite nice as well.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 28, 2014 5:11:55 GMT
Lizard Point is far more interesting and definitely more dramatic in scenery than Lands End. You can tell by the old - almost makeshift buildings- that the commercial world has not yet found Lizard Point. Looking down the cliff face I took two or three photos of the beautiful picture-postcard harbour at Mullion Cove. It protects a small fishing fleet from the ferocious Atlantic storms. Cornwall is also known for smugglers and pirates who had numerous little coves like this one, to unload their loot.
The first sighting of the Spanish Armada on mainland Britain was off Lizard Point at 3 pm on 29 July 1588. This was one of the greatest invasion fleets in history and consisted of 120 ships armed with over 1,000 cannon and with 29,000 men on board. All I could see today were the pinnacles of jagged rock protruding out of the completely calm ocean - this led to a bit of play with my camera settings!
The huge white lighthouse must be worth a visit but after a refreshment in the open air we headed back. PS - The name Lizard has nothing to do with the reptile. It comes from the Cornish word 'an Lysardh', meaning "the high court".
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Post by tod2 on Dec 1, 2014 12:28:55 GMT
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Post by htmb on Dec 1, 2014 21:39:52 GMT
I've enjoyed following along on your trip, Tod! It sounds like you had a marvelous time!
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