After a pleasant night in a very small room, we went to the Blackpool Tower. We were disapointed to be told that the ballroom was closed as they were setting up for a function. Well, there was one door down a short passage that wasn’t locked and there was no one around to ask, so we went in. The ballroom was magnificent. This is where many international dancing competitions are held.
After the ballroom, we took the lift to near the top of the tower. The tower was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it is 518 feet (158 metres) tall and is the 120th tallest freestanding tower in the world. Impressive views from the top. There are 2 flights of spiral staircase from the top of the lift that were open today. It seems that they are not always open, so it was a good opportunity to climb higher. Another glass floor experience.
Gill’s not feeling 100%, so we headed towards Grassmere for the night, via Morrisons supermarket in Kendal to buy simple salads for tonight and a bottle of wine.
The Lancrigg Hotel we’re in tonight is the complete opposite to last night’s room and location. We’re out in the country (listening to cows mooing at the moment) in a beautiful hotel that we booked through Hotels.com a couple of days ago. We wre very surprised when we were shown to our “room”. It’s a suite, and apparently the best room in the hotel. Not bad at all for $130, (about 80GBP at the current exchange rate). To date, we’ve been paying mostly around 60-65 GBP for B&B. The Lakes District is very popular and expensive. This hotel states that they have rooms from 65GBP per person, so who knows what the suite usually is.
View from our front window
We went to the top of the Blackpool tower and then went to France to the Eiffel Tower. I think the view from the Eiffel Tower beat that from Blackpool. But Marilyn remembers her parents dancing in the glamorous ballroom. Hope Gill is okay, ready for your exploration of the Lake District.
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