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From one ruined Cathedral to a ruined Abbey. This one is in Whitby in Yorkshire. It sits on the top of a cliff overlooking the town of Whitby and the north sea. It gets cold and windy up there as we found out when we visited there the other week. This Abbey was originally built back in AD 657, then redone by the Normans, but was deserted in 1539 when Henry V111 disolved the monasteries. It fell into decay and it's final destruction was again forced by the Germans bombs in the First World War when they shelled it from a warship. It has tasted fame though from a strange source. It is where Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' was filmed. I can see why, the place is full of energies.

Now this picture looks quite light and peaceful doesn't it, keep watching.

Here it looks a bit more cold and eerie. I'll tell you this day the weather was wet and cold. This was in August, it felt like October.

The final picture is much colder and creepier........

What fascinated me about the architecture of the ruins was the way the stones were all rounded. It must have taken forever to make them. Even the small ones in the ceiling were rounded. I have a lot of theories about the Abbey and the energies there. They are pretty amazing.

OK on to our last port of call....... Hope you aren't too tired!

Now we are at Hadrian's Wall in the North of England. The wall was put there by the Romans, from about AD 122. It was 80 miles long and went from one side of England, (Bowness-on-Solway,) to the other, (Wallsend-on-Tyne.) It is still partially visable in places. Of course the English Heritage Trust have taken over some of the areas and now we can all enjoy touring and looking at them. Chuck and I went to Housesteads which is an excavated Fort and hospital site.

Well that's it. I hope you enjoyed your small trip around my country. Please send any questions to me at gloria-hd@hotmail.com

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