Trust

Sometimes it's not easy to trust others but this here in Preston gave me a boost to trust people more =D

These are books the shop that is inseide that building is selling. There is a little sign next to the books that asks customers to pay for the books inside =) Apparently the system works =D

Love
Thym

Spring Time

Spring has arrived!! 20 degress celsius and sunshine the whole weekend!
It's waaaaaay to warm but still great! =)
Encouraged by the beautiful weather Salle and I decided to do some exploring of the city =D We met at her flat and then set of to find something interesting. As it turned out she always walked way to far for grocery shopping as there was an express tesco just 10 minutes from her home XD And they had real ciabatta bread *___* Lovely! (Of ourse I couldn't resist and got one for me ;-D )
We walked around some until we found the canal and started following it. Sadly it looked gross and sometimes it even smelled really bad but at other parts it looked kinda nice and did not smell ;-D (My first thought was: Did we end up in the sewers??)

Further down we started discussing how far we should follow the canal until I saw this to our left:

Just a second later Salle saw it too and our minds were made up and we went into the park, which it was as we later found out =D The park was really amazing. 

It was not overly big like Avenham park, but that wasn't whaat made up it's charme. It was more the families and children running around and enjoying the day without being noisy or anything. There was more of a pleasant hum in the air. =)The big lake in the middle was just an added bonus =D

We stayed on a bench for some time and just soaked in the nice atmosphere and the calm that permeated the air. =D

After the break we went through more of the park and discovered that there are some really nice grass planes further down the way. 

While walking through some housing areas I actually found some houses I could imagine living in, even though most of the english houses are too small and not enough isolated for my taste. 

Not to far down the road we found the Preston Dock at last! I actually wanted to go there since the beginning of my exchange but never got around to it. It is quite nice and I love the sailing boats *__* There were even two ships of the navy. 

At the end of the dock there is a bridge that is opened by just elevating the whole bridge XD Not opening it up in two party like normal bridges but by just pushing up the whole thing. I would love to see it doing that XD

After walking around for a bit, a stop at McDonalds (and Salle accidentally seting of a fire alarm XD) we just sat by the dock enjoying the view and talked a bit =D

Later we both went home with aching feet and lots of nice new places in Preston =D

Oh and the knowledge that Preston was quite famous for its cotton mills. That explains the amount of cotton references in the street signs in Preston XD For anyone interested here is the sign I read it from:

Hope you enjoyed your weekend as much as I did =D

Love

Thym

Preston

As the last entry was somewhat dark I decided to show you some pictures just how beautifull Preston can also be XD
Best example just this evening:

  

Isn't is beautifull? =D 

Here are some more pictures and impressions of Preston. 

As I'm still not used to the new system here on blogspot the descriptions of the pictures will have to wait =D 

I hope you like them without them too =D

Love

Thym

St. Joseph's Orphanage

This is a building I found while walking around aimlessly in Preston. I just turned down a side alley and bam! there it is. St. Joseph's Orphanage build 1872.

It looks like an abandoned house in the middle of the city. Pretty much horror-movie material =D

On my first day there I could only stay for a few minutes before some creepy guy came and I optioned to leave as he was pre

tty scary looking...

The next time I went there was with my friends =D Mashaa who also had

her camera with her took some really nice picutures! =D We were the photographing duo XD

When I got back home I wanted to find out more about this Orphanage... but the internet is pretty much void of much information about it.

I found this blog http://blogpreston.co.uk/2009/10/st-josephs-orphanage/ with some information about the Orphanage and this website http://www.contaminationzone.com/Gallery58.php on which great pictures from the inside are to be found. The problem I have... I want to take pictures in the building too but at the same time I don't want to break into the building... and I can't find a contact adress... I'll have to look up more about it later on =D

The last two pictures were actually taken on the buildings next to the orphanage. Just saying so nobody is confused =D

maybe you can understand my urge to take pictures inside after seeing these pictures.

Mashaas blog: http://on-the-island.blogspot.com/

check it out =D It's great ^.^

Love

Thym

Preston & Avenham and Miller Park

Yesterday some friends and I went through the city (again XD) and then to the Avenham and Miller Park. This park is soooo beautifull *__* I love it XD I so want to do a photoshooting there! =D

But first: here are some pictures of my Hall and Preston city =D

My Hall =D Whitendale Hall. I really like it and the going through the gate always makes me feel happy =D

The traffic lights for pedestrians are very interesting XD They explain themselves XD

I like this picture as it shows a nice building in Preston and I love how the building on the oppsite site reflects in the windows =D

The British flag =D Of course I had to take a picture of it XD

When I saw this sign I had to laugh so badly XD I have to try this soup one day XD

A double-decker bus *__* I love them XD I wish to ride one and sit at the front on the top deck =D

I really like this post box =D I think it looks really cute =D

And here are some pictures of the beautifull Avenham and Miller Park =D They cannot show you everythin because there were soo many things to see =D but I tried to get the main things =D

This cave is so interesting XD I love how you can go through it =D

This grass! O.o I still think the british are dyeing there grass >.< there's now way how it could naturally be soo green =D

This is one of the bridges / entryways ^^ it's actually right in the park so it's not an actual entry XD

Another cave =D asa you can guess I really like them XD

This staircase was really interesting =D It seems really old and chapped and has these great flower pots with it =D ( Actually the flowers were bright red XD)

Like this XD That's the original colour of the flowers ^^

This is a staircase behind the flowers in the picture above =D It kinda reminded me of one staircase in Sansouci =D

And the beautifull boulevard =D This is right next to the river wich you can imagine on the right site XD

It looks mostly sunny in the pictures but don't be deveived XD It's mostly raining here but that waon't stop me from exploring more of England =D I still want to go so many places XD Lake District, Loch Ness, London, etc =D Well, I'll just have to see what I'll be able to get done XD And I should not forget that classes start soon too XD So I'll have to plan everything for the weekends =D That's going to be interesting XD

If you have any questions concerning the pictures or want some of a specific place in Preston just leave me a comment =D

Love

Thym