After leaving London I headed for the beautiful cities of Cornwall and Plymouth by bus (or rather “coach”). I found the coach great - very clean and efficient when compared to South Africa. I stayed with family, so it may be a biased view, but I found the English people extremely warm and hospitable. While in the area I visited a number of small places such as Looe which feels like a village from Goodnight Mister Tom or somewhere Harry Potter would visit. I also got to experience things such as proper Cornish Pasties, the Pizza Hut’s Ice-cream Factory, Starbucks Hot Chocolate (delicious), the Pound Shop and a mini shopping spree at Primark. These were all new places and experiences for a South African. Primark has awesome fashion and even better prices. The Pound Shop is just that, everything for a pound – from chocolates to make-up. The area itself is beautiful and there is lots to see. After spending just short of week there I headed off to Manchester on the coach and then took the train to Wigan for a night. Wigan is quite pretty and very historical from what I was told.
I soon headed to Holyhead in Wales where I then took the ferry across to Ireland. Wales is absolutely beautiful. Although I only saw it through train windows, it looks lovely, and I couldn’t help noticing the incredible use of wind turbines. I would definitely love to visit Wales again.
Overall England was a lovely experience and somewhere I will definitely visit again in the future.
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| Looe - Cornish Pasties |
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| Looe |
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| Starbucks Hot Chocolate |
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| Plymouth |
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| Plymouth |
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| Wigan |
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| Wigan |
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| Wigan |
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| Crewe Station |
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