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Day Fifteen: It's a Mr. Darcy day...

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In the morning before we left, Tim ran to the store and picked up some snacks and goodies for our journey, and surprised us. Including some money for us to use in Italy for a gondola ride. He was such a good host and we felt super blessed. We said our goodbyes and Tim took a polaroid of us to put in his "guest book," and then we hit the road. Today our journey was Jane Austen themed, and more specifically Pride and Prejudice. We visited two estates on our way to Bath, that were used in the filming of Pride and Prejudice as Mr. Darcy's house, Pemberly. The first was Lyme Park and then Chatsworth. Lyme Park "Nestling on the edge of the Peak District, Lyme Park was once home to the Legh family and, in its heyday a great sporting estate. Step back in time to the Edwardian era - Lyme's 'Golden Era'. Enjoy lavish interiors, try out the piano, read a book in the library, or take the children to dress up on the stage. Delicate items restrict the opportunit