| Page Views: 1,233 Last Visit to England: - | Rather Green and Quite Pleasant by Duffelgirl - last update: Nov 8, 2008 |
Coming back from three months in New Zealand gave me an opportunity to look at Old Blighty with a new perspective. Heading back home to Bristol on good old National Express, my feet having expanded a size after 25 hours on a plane (why does that happen?), my eyes shaking all over the joint with the jet lag condition, I was engulfed by GREEN, different shades of green, light green, dark green, fresh looking green, stale looking green. If you hate the colour green - its best to avoid rural England.
The green fields stretched for miles, gently rising and falling towards the horizon. Now and then a row of trees, bushes or fences would interrupt. |
|  | There is something peaceful and charming to be said about England’s country villages; Stone buildings with unique characters, hundreds of bright flowers covering gardens and roadsides, always an old church available in case you need to repent your sins and more than enough pubs if you'd rather forget them.
If the English countryside were a drug it would be prescribed as a sleeping pill. Once prime forest covered this country, then followed centuries of farming and industry. The fields seem worn out and so very tired, ready for a long, long sleep. |
Concrete jungle...... Of course, living in rural England is a stark contrast to living in the city. Whenever I take a trip to London I always feel shocked at the number of people, the traffic, the noise, general buzz. Everybody seems to be dressed in the latest fashion, constantly on their mobile phones and in a rush to get some-where.
Having spent all of my youth surrounded by fields - and despite finding this very boring and suffocating when I was younger, it must of had an effect. I have realised that the contents of my pages do tend to focus on the rural side of life - Does this mean I have turned into a country pumpkin!??% | | | Tower block near my house in Bristol |
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| Pros: | "Full of hidden gems, cream teas, pubs, friendly people, good music and summer festivals, lots to see and do" | | Cons: | "Crowded, dire public transport system, the monarchy, backward attitudes and tendencies at times, the coffee, expensive and constant cloud cover" | | In A Nutshell: | "*RURAL = Green and damp* *URBAN = Grey and damp*" |
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iandsmith Sat Aug 6, 2005 11:49 UTC
Amazing Torrington story - hope you return to finish your pages. | alycat Sun Sep 5, 2004 11:05 UTC
The county pumpkin way is the best way, natural, healthy, and envialbe, you are lucky | Tweetz Mon Jun 9, 2003 05:26 UTC
Great pages! I love the photographs. You capture the beauty of England In a charming light :) thanx for sharing. |
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