The Younger Sisters' Five Week Journey Through Europe

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...

Today we said goodbye to Peter and Scotland and headed for England. Tonight we were staying with another of Jen's friends from YWAM, Tim, in Leeds, England. On our way there we stopped at Buttermere a small village that is famous for its icecream. Buttermere is in the Lake District of England, a gorgeous drive over windy narrow roads with beautiful views. Peter took Jen to the airport in the morning to pick up our car rental. When she got back to Peter's apartment, she came in the door and said, "look out the window," when I did I saw a bright blueberry parked outside his apartment. Oh my goodness, that would be our car for the next 4 days, it was ridiculous looking, but what are you going to do. After we finished packing and loading up the blueberry, we got on the road. We had a longer drive today than usual, google map said close to 6 hours, partly because we were taking a detour through the Lake District of England. As we got closer to the border...