Thursday, September 7, 2017

Penzance, England

Today was a day of driving and sightseeing around the very furthest southwestern tip of England.

This area is Cornwall. It's been inhabited for thousands of years. One of the things you find are stone circles. There was one on my way to Land's End:




This one is much more intimate that Stonehenge. You can walk among them. Also, they aren't very big. The tallest is about 4 feet tall. It's called “The Merry Sisters”. According to legend it is a group of young women caught dancing on Sunday and God turned them to stone.

Next on the agenda was Minack Theatre. This is a small outdoor theatre built into the cliff overlooking the Atlantic. It is most dramatic. This is the view from the top seats:




It was built by a woman in the 1930s almost singlehandedly.

Next was Land's End – the westernmost point in England. It, too, is most dramatic:




If not overly commercialized. This clump of buildings are shops, theatres, cafes and a hotel:



Think Royal Gorge on a smaller scale.

Finally, the whole region is covered with hedgerows. The roads wind between them, sometimes just wide enough for 1 car. These are made from the stones the farmers removed from their fields. It makes for pleasant scenery:









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