As I have traveled twice for work to Lancaster, visiting the Lake District was a logical choice. Windermere is just a 40 minute train ride from Lancaster. Everyone I consulted (which was not much) told me to go to Windermere as that is the rail head as well. So, I had a hotel booking at…
Tag: Lake District
Discovering Grasemere, Lake District, UK
As I was saying in my last post, I sometimes just visit a place without knowing a thing about it. Grasmere was one such place where I just turned up because it was the last stop on the open top bus for which you could buy a Day Rider. This was my first impression…
And We Are Back!
I don’t know if you noticed it but there was a glitch at this blog. The blog as such never went down but all my back posts started giving errors. Not anymore. I wanted to blog yesterday itself but Chhavi saw to it that it was not possible. When I didn’t go up to…
Photography at Ambleside, Lake District, UK
When you travel alone you have to find ways to include yourself in the photographs! I spent very little time at Ambleside. The cruise that I took from Windermere was up to Ambleside. But on the first day I was taking it easy and I took a late evening cruise. So it gave me…
Walks Around Grasmere
What do you say? Is it not a pretty place to walk around? For me a vacation means walking and no wonder I have completely fallen for Grasmere!
Stags Head Hotel, Bowness on Windermere, Lake District, UK
During my visit to the Lake District I at stayed at the Stags Head Hotel on Bowness on Windermere for two nights. It is a two minutes walk from the lake. The location of the hotel is great. Stags Head was recommended to my by the travel agents at the Lancaster University. They quoted…
Signs on the Wall- Grasmere
Didn’t know what to make out of this one. No clue what is coast to coast walking but it sounds quite interesting. I wonder what will people feel if a restaurant in India put such a notice about dogs and their owners! Having said that not too many people visit a restaurant with their…
Grasmere Gingerbread
I have to admit I am no fan of breads. Neither would you be if for 5 years (that was when I was doing my graduation and post graduation) all you got for breakfast was bread, the sliced variety that you can buy in India at every nook and corner. Whenever I have made…