Hi, Friday, October 17, 2003, 7:12:45 PM, you wrote:
[...] > A couple of the numerous times we've visited that (northern) part of > England, we visited Whaley Bridge, had the standard touristy shots by > the road sign, and so on. > We did notice that place is growing! Between visits, perhaps 18 years > apart, I hardly recognized the place. > Anyhow, back on track... > When we visit, home base is sort of in London, as we fly in and out of > Heathrow - but we do love to visit London and go over whenever we get > the chance, so the reference to "up by Nottingham" is partly because we > think from London as a point of reference. [...] >> Never heard it described as being up by Nottingham though. Not a Southerner are >> you? ;-) >> Whaley Bridge is probably not more than about 50 miles or so from Nottingham - pretty close by US, Canadian and Aussie standards; a huge distance by English standards :o). I was at school in the Peak District, not all that far from Whaley Bridge. I remember about 25 years ago talking to an elderly American in Munich who was on his first visit to Europe since WWII. I asked what he thought was most remarkable about Europe. He said "Well, your cities are all so close together". -- Cheers, Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
