Another wonderful day trip day in England. Today was Jane Austen Day.
The coach dropped us off at Stourhead, where the famous gardens lay out around a serene pond. The group practically had the gardens to ourselves. The significance of Stourhead is how it was created to have the Pantheon replica and the Temple of Apollo as the focal points in the garden. Remember how in that one movie “Pride and Prejudice”, the scene where Mr. Darcy goes to Elizabeth in the rain? He finds her in this building and then proclaims his love to her. Whew…
{Temple of Apollo at Stourhead}
Next stop was Chawton, where Jane’s house is located. We toured it and got to see the costumes for Becoming Jane and the desk where she wrote her stories secretly. I felt like I was in a dream-like state the whole day and that I’d turn the corner to find a man in chaps wanting to confess his undying love to me while romantic music plays in the background…but really…Jane Austen rocks AND rolls.
{Jane Austen's House}
The last stop was Winchester, where we went to the Cathedral and saw Ms. Austen’s grave. Up the road we saw the Round Table of Arthur’s nights in the Great Hall.
It was Kalyn’s birthday this wonderful Jane Austen day and so in honor of both occasions we watched “Pride and Prejudice”. A good end to a day like this.
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