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Newlyn, Cornwall, England, continued
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| One of the many flower-framed doors in Fragan. | We and Simons walked to The Meadery for dinner. The little bridge crossing the stream was a nice touch. |
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| The theme and decorations of The Meadery are medieval. It's a fun place. | Our fried mushrooms came in a medieval wooden trencher. You can eat everything with your fingers, if you want. |
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| Stained glass and casks of good Cornish mead fill the end of the dining hall. Mead is brewed from honey. It's an ancient wine with a good poke to it. | Bob starts out the day with a sunny seat before the view of Penzance. We took a trip to Penzance that day. |
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Here's ANOTHER one of my favorite places in Britain, the promenade along the harbor in Penzance.
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Jeff, Pat, and Bob strike good tourist pose on the promenade. That sort of triangle thing above Pat's head is Mt. St. Michael. |
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| I got into the act, too. | The Waterside Meadery is right on the water at the boat basin. This lane, at the end of the promenade, follows the coast about a mile to Marazion. The causeway to St. Michael's Mount starts at Marazion. |
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| The purple banner hanging down there marks the Mackeral Sky, a favorite tearoom of Jeff and Pat's. I had a scone with fresh strawberries sliced on it there. What a treat! | While we were out for a drive with the Simons, we stopped at Hell's Cove, more of the rugged beauty of the Cornwall coast. |
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| The clear blue water looks like the Caribbean Sea. | That night we attended a play, Pier Gynt, at the Minack Theater. |
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| Jeff and Pat are Friends of Minack, so have prime seats practically on the stage. The custom is to come early with supper and wine. Bob is a two-fisted enjoyer. He's got a Cornish Pasty in one hand and a glass of wine in the other. | From our seats, a view of the stage at twilight. The lady with the wine glass in lower left and her friend brought a whole elaborate dinner with them.
One needs wine and sustance. It gets pretty cold up there on top of the cliff after dark. |
