Visiting Lincoln in Lincolnshire
Friday saw your host once again gliding through the Lincolnshire Wolds and the resumption of the sorely missed Day Trips.
It was a classic Lincolnshire morning - requiring both scarves and sunglasses in equal measure - fantastic !
Two minutes steady walk from my car, parked free of charge, this is the sight I see
Historic Lincoln
The Cathedral really has to be seen to be appreciated, it stands as a testament to those who went before us and as a reminder that despite all the advantages we enjoy in this modern mechanized world we singularly fail to construct buildings even remotely as impressive.
The city is steeped in history and walking right along side the cathedral one cannot help but be enveloped in it - it colours and moulds your entire visit
The Da Vinci Code
This is the view as you walk round the side and is taken from the spot I normally park when on a flying visit. Once again’ the picture fails to capture the awe inspiring feeling you get when standing right next to it and looking up. Historians and culture lovers may be interested to know that filming took place here for the movie of Dan Brown’s book The Da Vinci Code !
The Castle Walls
Walking through an ancient archway you come to the city centre, this picture shows the castle walls and a flavour of the building that line either side of the High Street.
Regular readers will be aware that my mind does little nowadays but wander, it’s a luxury for which I’m grateful. Feeling as though I’m set aside from the real world no matter how much the ‘Credit Crunch Lunch’ signs in pub windows try to remind me of the real world outside my existential existence.
As I march down Steep Hill I’m invariably reminded of the fact that my father marched up and down these cobbled streets as a soldier before embarking abroad on his national service. Fortunately for me, my feet are shod in the Transglobals and not the boots which destroyed my father’s feet nor the sandals and hob-nailed boots worn by Roman soldiers a year or two before !
I looked in vain for both books and clothes but nothing took the Goldeneye Eye, slightly disappointing but the sadness was tempered by economic plus points !
I didn’t see any Romans but I did see an Italian sounding acrobat in a leotard was jumping over female volunteers, one of those girls ran across the road in front of me and her cell phone fell from her pocket, bounced on the road once and went straight down a drain - that’ll teach her to have anything to do with Italian street acrobats - a valuable lesson for the future for the naive young lady !
I sat by the banks of the river and had a mini picnic of sorts having dismissed the idea of eating in the many cafe’s restaurants and bars. The river flowed by as the years now seem to - without effort or incident.
In total I walked solidly for about 4 hours before making my way back to my faithful old chariot.
Walking back via the immaculately kept grounds this was the last sight I saw
Lincoln Bids Me farewell
I’m not sure why the day was so satisfying, I saw nothing I hadn’t seen many times before, the acrobat notwithstanding, I bought nothing and met nobody.
It was a great day, being in such a place and being in the position of just waking up and deciding to go may be part of the pleasure - but I suspect …
just being there is enough !
Annie Flinn said,
February 20, 2009 @ 9:03 pm
A terrific post, Rod. I live vicariously through your life and that of Little Brother. The photos are superb, and truly inspire me. I just saw in Realm magazine that Lincoln has been named a Heritege City, joining just 7- or 8 others. Seeing your photos lets me knopw why it received this distinction.
Well done, mate.
Annie
Little Brother said,
February 21, 2009 @ 7:19 am
Rod,
Great post and photos, really are. You’ve made me feel homesick so I’m coming home.
Brace yourself Lincoln
LB
Rod said,
February 21, 2009 @ 9:32 am
AF & LB
many thanks, pleased you both liked the pictures though I can take little credit there.
They are the result of my fab camera, kindly donated by LB I ought to add.
I took only 5 pictures that day, the 4 above and one of the pavement when I mistakenly pressed the shutter thinking it was the power off button.
Cheers
Rod
Witches of Eastwick said,
February 21, 2009 @ 10:26 am
Rod,
The textural quality of pavements must be irresistible to the average camera since we all seem to have at least one similar shot
We’re still reeling from the fact that you ventured so far from the familiar coast…. well done. Who could fail to be impressed by Lincoln cathedral and the Bailgate. Next time focus on the little details as well and zoom in….. there are lots of gargoyles, some of them in stone
WoE
Rod said,
February 21, 2009 @ 11:08 am
WoE
Who could fail to be impressed by Lincoln cathedral and the Bailgate
My thoughts exactly !
Best
Rod