This weekend I drove to the area of the country called the Peak District and Derbyshire. For all you Pride and Prejudice lovers out there, you will recognize some scenes from the most recent movie as well as the BBC version. I was very excited to visit this area and think about Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy there. The first place I visited was Chatsworth, the Pemberley from the recent film. You can see the house in my pictures, as well as some of the sculptures that were also seen - Mr. Darcy's bust, and the beautiful Veiled Lady. There were beautiful gardens and countryside by this home - I could have spent a couple days here exploring the countryside. I actually ran into 2 ladies from Austin, Texas while touring the house!

I then visited a stone circle, Arbor Low (not part of movie) in the early morning. This was quite a funny experience as it was in the middle of nowhere, off a small country road, through a farmyard, through a cow and sheep pasture and over a hill, where I encountered an eccentric guy who is a major stone circle buff. We had a fun time chatting and he took my picture dancing on the stones!

I then headed to Lyme Park, which is the Pemberly from the BBC version. This was also quite beautiful, though not as stunning and impressive as Chatsworth. Again, I loved to imagine Mr. Darcy climbing out of this lake, when Elizabeth spots him

Early one morning I took a 'walk', or hike as we call it, to the countryside in Derbyshire, called the Edges, specifically Curbar Edge. This is where Eliza is seen standing on a rock in the movie. It was a glorious morning, with the sun just rising over the horizon. There were several people and their dogs hiking about, with sheep grazing on the edge. It was so beautiful to stand on the rocks edge and gaze over the countryside. Here in this picture, you can see me as a speck on the rock!