Chatsworth House

First stop, Chatsworth House!  

From Birmingham, it is a little troublesome to get to Chatsworth House. First, a train ride from Birmingham New Street to Sheffield, since there is a bus from Sheffield which would take me directly to Chatsworth House. 

B6 stand, where I took bus no. 214. Bus ride cost ₤4.80. 

The bus took me directly outside Chatsworth House. 

Little bus stand

 The entrance itself is spectacular and huge

                        

One of the many statues at Chatsworth House

 Entrance into the house. The Golden Carriage

Nearly every ceiling has a painting

 The chapel

 Ceiling chapel

 Drawing Room

 Huge door

 This is a really small bed..

 The library

 The Great Dining Room

Sculpture Gallery

Next, I headed out to the gardens. One word, Incredible! It was such a beautiful day, everything was so green. If only the grass wasn't wet, I would have just sat there all day. 

  

                      

The Cascade Temple

  

 View from inside the Cascade Temple

A pathway leading to..

 The squirting willow tree

 The Ring Pond

and the magnificent view of the house

 Little duckie

 Wildflowers

 Love the red on the tree

After the Gardens, I left Chatsworth House to soak in the field outside. I can't believe I could just walked through the field, with cows grazing, sheeps walking pass me like nobody's business. There are even deer's here! It's a view where I thought only exist in picture books. 

 Entrance to Chatsworth House

 Field of Green

 Queen's Mary Bower (it's 5 minutes away from Chatsworth House)

 Another postcard view of the house by the bridge

Even though I had to switch transportations to get here, but I don't regret coming here. View is amazing, the House is spectacular, not to forget, it's where my favourite Pride and Prejudice was filmed ^^. One of the most go places in the UK.

Just a simple direction on how to get here (if taking public transportation):

Bus from Sheffield bus station (No. 214) - ₤4.80 (stops right outside Chatsworth House)

My fee to get in - ₤13 (Student Discount)

Bus from Chatsworth House to Matlock (No. 214) - ₤2 (to head back to Birmingham New Street-where I transit a train from Derby)

Let's go jalan jalan UK!

I didn't head home for summer and I've been staying at home and bumming around. A chat with my mum got me thinking, What the hell are you doing Yin? You're in the UK and you're going to stay in your room till you head home, for good? Now I'm searching for historical sites and places to visit in the UK and making it a mission to see as much as I can! Go go go!

Cardiff, UK

Post long overdue. Went to Cardiff on November, 2011 when it's freezing cold and it rained non stop.

We took the hop on hop off Cardiff. It's good, but there's not much to see in Cardiff.

 Wales Millennium Centre

 Geral always her cheery self

 Huge John Lewis

Next stop, Cardiff Castle

 Cardiff Castle Clock Tower

 Entrance

 Cardiff Castle

 The Black Tower. 

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 Inside 'the house'

 The Library

And there was a barn where they had an eagle and a couple of owls

Cute until we saw that they are tied to the wall. :(

For lunch, we walked around and found a hidden gem tucked in the corner of the Castle

 Cafe Minuet. There's not much room to sit inside, but pasta here is heaven.. SO GOOD! And it's pretty cheap! Very very glad we found this restaurant

 Mechanical clock in the city centre

The next day, before we went home we stop at another Italian restaurant for lunch before we catch the bus back to Birmingham. Still blissful from our pasta yesterday, we decided to go for pasta again. 

Mia Porto Due.

 Starters, Mussels

 Garlic Bread

 Main Course, Penne Carbonara

 Meatball Bolognese

 It was close to Christmas, so I pop the poppers (and they charge it to our bill -.-). Food here is just.. blah

Next, we head off to the bus stop. But since we were early we decided to walk around a little

 Park close to the bus stop

 City Hall

Next to the City Hall was the Cardiff Winter Wonderland

 Haha!

So cute

Overall, there wasn't much to see in Cardiff. The only high point of Cardiff was the Castle and the pasta. God, I miss the pasta..