Weekend Adventures

On Saturday, we rode an antique steam train. It was a lot of fun. We stopped at the lovely village of Haworth, where the Bronte family lived. We walked around the cobblestone streets and saw the church that was attended by the Bronte's, the house where they lived, and a school where Charlotte taught. The town is very quaint, and the gardens are all in bloom.

The landscape that we saw from the window of the train reminded me a lot of the movie 'North and South', based on a book written by Elizabeth Gaskell. The country around here does not have very fertile farmland, so it is largely industrial. There are a lot of old mills around, just like in the 'North and South' movie.

At the train station. There were several old train

cars on display.

Views from the windows of the train

The school where Charlotte Bronte taught

Mom, Dad, and Richmond in front

of the Bronte parsonage.

The tower of the church that the Bronte's

attended. The rest of the church was re-built

after the Bronte's era.

Beautiful Haworth!

Today we went to St. James's Church. It is about a two minute walk from our cottage. After church, we went and visited nearby Cliffe Castle. Much to Richmond's disappointment, it proved to be a newer castle built in the late 1800's. He was expecting something more medieval. It is now a really nice museum, and I enjoyed walking around in it.

Cliffe Castle