This geopark straddles the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. This photo is not clear enough, but on the Internet it would be readable: General map Geopark 😉 Der Geopark liegt beidseits der Grenze von Nordirland und Irland. Dieses Foto ist nicht wirklich lesbar, aber im Internet wäre es zu finden unter: Übersicht Geopark 😉…

The weather wasn’t very good, so the day was just right for a visit to the caves. Das Wetter war nicht sehr gut, also ideal für einen Besuch in einer Höhle. The Marble Arch Caves are part of a geopark. The caves were first explored in 1895. People initially thought it was marble, hence the…

The day started sunny 🙂 We’re still in Northern Ireland, on our way to Ireland. Der Tag begann sonnig 🙂 Wir sind immer noch in Nordirland, auf dem Weg nach Irland. Not far away is Crom Castle. It’s an estate run by the National Trust. Nicht weit weg befindet sich Crom Castle. Es ist ein…

After breakfast we drove south, along the coast. The roads were quite wet in parts. The first stop was in Newcastle. We had a lovely cup of coffee at the „Railway Station“. Lidl is in an unusual building for a shop! Nach dem Morgenessen fuhren wir der Küste entlang gegen Süden. Die Strassen waren streckenweise…

We left Barrow in the afternoon, driving straight to Scotland. In Gretna Green we had a break. It’s a famous place: in the old days underaged couples from England went to get married there, because in Scotland it wasn’t necessary to have parental consens to get married, but in England it was. Gretna Green is…

To give us a break from working, we decided on a trip to Tarn Hows. We’ve been there before, but it’s been ages, and always worth a visit. We drove past Newby Bridge and first had a break in Hawkshead. Zur Auflockerung unserer Arbeiten entschieden wir uns für einen Ausflug nach Tarn Hows. Wir waren…

Due to the weather forecast we decided to do Kurt’s birthday trip a day early. First we drove to Lakeside by car. There is a stream train that runs from Haverthwaite to Lakeside, as a tourist attraction, but we did that already another year. Aufgrund der Wettervorhersage entschieden wir uns, Kurt’s Geburtstagsfahrt einen Tag früher…

Our main destination in the north of the UK was Barrow-in-Furness in the Lake District. A dear friend of ours lives there. We also met family that I haven’t seen for many many years – it was great to see them again! On the way to Barrow we first drove through the Yorkshire Dales. On…

Another beautiful and sunny day – our friend wished for a trip to Keswick. To get there we drove past Newby Bridge, Windemere and Ambleside. Wieder ein wunderschöner und sonniger Tag – unsere Freundin wünschte sich einen Ausflug nach Keswick. Die Route dorthin führte uns über Newby Bridge, Windemere und Ambleside. We spent some time…

We took the train from Roose station. The ticket machine didn’t „feel“ like giving us a ticket – we had to buy it on the train 😉 The display panel also didn’t work with an appropriate message… Wir nahmen den Zug in Roose. Der Billetautomat „wollte“ uns kein Ticket verkaufen – wir mussten es im…