Timeless views

Excessive rain has caused part of the wall along my route to work to collapse, resulting in a detour along Cavendish Terrace.  The primary location for some of the most beautiful houses in Carlisle, it’s also the route taken by Bonnie Prince Charlie as he marched victoriously into Carlisle in 1745 celebrated with “a hundred pipers an ‘a, an ‘a ”

It’s incredible to think that although the view to the East is blighted by the Civic Centre, the view to the West of the Castle and Cathedral standing proudly against the skyline has changed little in the intervening centuries

The skyline with Cathedral and Castle (and Dixon's Chimney)

Towards the Civic Centre

Visitors from across the pond II

At long last we’ve met our American friends, Dick and Barb.  And the 4 days we’ve spent together were super.  We ate and drank too much, including afternoon tea using my mum’s tea set and visited several of our local historical sites including Hadrian’s Wall and Housesteads, Carlisle Castle and Cathedral  and Tullie House.  Barb discovered that her ancestors were from old Border Reiver families and so became the butt of our jokes about outlaws, thieves and vagabonds.
We were all particularly enthused by the quality of the new Reivers exhibition and  thoroughly enjoyed the Roman Gallery at Tullie House