Lake District Day 2

So, after breakfast this morning we just chilled out for a while in the hotel lounge. The weather was pretty mediocre and so we decided to head off to Carlisle to go to the cinema to see The Da Vinci Code. Ron Howard's done a good job of transferring the book to the screen in my view - we both enjoyed it. Afterwards, we did a little essential shopping - which included a compact flash memory card. I'd tried to take some pictures outside the hotel earlier in the day only to find that my camera's memory card was AWOL - I suspect it is at home in the card reader of the computer.

Anyway, on the drive back from Carlisle we stopped and took a few pictures. The first one is Lake Ullswater, you can see it is overcast and misty, but even so a very nice view. The lake is some 12 miles long and the hotel we're staying at is right at the south-western end of the lake. I'd love to see it on a bright, sunny summer day - it must be even more spectacular then.

The second shot is the hotel we are staying at showing the fell in the background. It is such a peaceful and relaxing setting - in a small village called Glenridding. Anyway having braved the elements for a few minutes to take some pictures we decided that it looked much cosier back inside the hotel with a cup of tea by the fireplace.