The Cruise Line provided a shuttle bus into town, sadly it dropped us in the middle of a modern shopping center. I was surprised at people who were excited about going shopping. We wandered around, stopped in a pharmacy for a couple of things, and Sweet Bear took the bus back to the ship. I walked back to the ship. It was 2-3 miles along the harbour. The walk allowed me to see Southampton. To take photos of places that have been there for hundreds of years, things my great-grandparents and my grandmother may have seen on their way to the ships.
They are great photos. Visiting the land of your ancestors, walking where they walked, seeing buildings they would have seen, well, it is kind of a very spiritual thing, even though I don't consider myself spiritual.
ReplyDeleteA great opportunity to commune with the past.
DeleteI would have found that to have been magical, imagining my ancestors walking the same streets.
ReplyDeleteIt was a very good moment.
DeleteVery cool to see where your people came from, and to walk those streets.
ReplyDeleteThe Pig in the Wall looks like an interesting spot.
I love the off the beaten path spots.
DeleteNow that would be my kind of town! Love it!!!! It's better to see towns like this and get immersed over the larger cities I sometimes feel. And I see they even had a statue of HWSNBN!!!!
ReplyDeleteA nice likeness.
DeleteYou certainly got some marvelous photos along the way!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I took over 4,200 photos in four weeks. There should be a few good one's in that stack.
DeleteNothing beats walking the streets to get a feel for a place. I love the photos. I see that Travel Penguin got to meet Paddington Bear.
ReplyDeleteTravel had a great time on this trip.
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