Joy, Leanne, and I piled into "Betsie" for a road trip at 7:20 Saturday morning. We were headed for Lyme Park, in Chestershire to see the iconic Pemberley from the Colin Firth Pride and Prejudice.
Our route took us through green, rain-drizzled English countryside.
Traffics jams and bad drivers added almost an hour to hour trip, so when we finally saw the sign for the park after five hours, we squealed. A car park and a staircase away was the house itself.
Everything inside was incredibly ornate–carpeted staircases, embroidered bedspreads, sculptures in the fireplace, sculptures on the ceiling, bathrooms with porcelain tubs, and deep red floor-to-ceiling drapes. They didn't allow photography of the interior because of all the artwork on loan, but I prefer the outside anyway. It's impressive without being ostentatious.
Our brains were inspired; we spent the whole return journey brainstorming a novel series about three sisters living in a great estate house and about their misfortunes, ambitions, mistakes, love, and redemption.
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A long expected post. Waaaaaah! How utterly amazing that you were there! Where is Mr. Darcy?
ReplyDeleteYes, where is Mr. Darcy? It's what we were all three wondering as we left.
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