半天遊 - Whitby Abbey

忙功課幾天, 終於有時間整理好這篇網誌

21-Jul-2011 星期四

阿豆家姐回英國後逗留約一個月就會到泰緬邊境進行義務教育工作。她長年不在英國, 這次回來想去Whitby走走順道吃fish n chips, 阿豆父母知道我一人在家很無聊, 趁昨日好天氣, 邀我跟他們一起到Whitby。

其實跟阿豆父母都很熟, 但我單腳跟他們出遊還是第一次, 多謝他們邀請我。

天氣大好! 遊人也超級的多, 好幾個停車場都滿。

豆媽在車上已嚷著要喝咖啡, 所以先找地方喝杯咖啡/茶, 咖啡店內的陳設十分搞鬼

喝過咖啡後就往Abbey進發, 沿途有不少店售賣jet stone(煤玉)製成的飾物, 阿豆家姐邊行邊看準備入手 (上次我來時也有看, 但不是我杯茶呢), 她最後買了一個吊墜。

Market Place

窄窄小街人來人往還要行車@_@

先讓遊人有心理準備, 要走199級樓梯

真的很斜很高, 還好樓梯不是太高, 豆媽帶備了枴杖以便停下時可借力稍息

從石級上遠眺

聖瑪利教堂前地

聖瑪利教堂

Abbey - 上次來時已付費進場參觀, 其實場內就只有一些展品及歷史介紹, 如果單純為Abbey而來, 簡單在外圍已可以拍到照片

看完Abbey後下山, 已經中午一點, 先去pub來杯飲品然後再去午餐

鎮內的賣藝人

最著名的炸魚餐廳到了下午兩點半還是絡繹不絕 - 排長龍, 那就轉移目標, 隨便找家餐廳碰碰運氣

我跟豆爸、豆家姐都點了炸魚薯條(£7.X), 店家附上自家製的他他醬, 非非非常滋味。豆媽不喜炸物, 所以點了焗薯, 也是滋味非常。

不少店舖有Dracula的商品售賣, 鎮上還有一家專門店展示館, 何解伯爵會跟Whitby有關係呢?

原文出自wikipedia

Reinfrid, a soldier of William the Conqueror,
became a monk and travelled to Streoneshalh, which was then known as
Prestebi or Hwitebi (the "white settlement" in Old Norse). He approached
William de Percy who gave him the ruined monastery of St. Peter with two carucates
of land, to start the new monastery. Serlo de Percy, the founder's
brother, joined Reinfrid at the new monastery which followed the Benedictine rule.^[4]

The second monastery lasted until it was destroyed by Henry VIII in 1540 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
The abbey buildings fell into ruins, and were mined for stone, but
remained a prominent landmark for sailors and helped inspire Bram Stoker's Dracula.^{[citation needed]} The ruins are now owned and maintained by English Heritage.

In 1914, Whitby Abbey was shelled by German battlecruisers Von der Tann and Derfflinger, aiming for the signal post on the end of the headland. Scarborough and Hartlepool were also attacked. The Abbey sustained considerable damage during the attack, which lasted ten minutes.

這樣吃吃喝喝行行走走消磨了5個小時, 是時候回家了。