tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post250213946591198813..comments2024-03-22T12:57:57.273-05:00Comments on WOUNDED BIRD: WhitbyJune Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-91414369428090837652012-09-09T20:21:58.366-05:002012-09-09T20:21:58.366-05:00AofS, thanks for filling me in on the Dracula hist...AofS, thanks for filling me in on the Dracula history. Whitby is a lovely place. I wished I'd had more time there. June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-74433032118288188672012-09-09T19:18:46.116-05:002012-09-09T19:18:46.116-05:00A little late to the party, but just to fill in th...A little late to the party, but just to fill in the Whitby - Dracula connection; Bram Stoker was in Whitby to recuperate from illness. He was sitting in the grounds of the Abbey looking down onto the fishing boats unloading in the harbour below. The area is prone to both low-lying sea-mist rising from the water far below the Abbey, which can give the harbour a surreal, veiled look when viewed from above, and rather turbulent ground-mists atop the cliff which swirl around the gravestones and Abbey ruins; the combination, especially around sunset, give the place an eerie, haunted feel. He coupled this atmosphere with the legendary tales of smugglers caves that proliferate among the vasts tracts of desolate landscape around the North Yorkshire coast and decided that Whitby Harbour was the ideal place to have his vampyric Count come ashore.<br /><br />As it happpens, the N. Yorks coast is one of my favourite spots here in the UK, and I try to visit a least once a year.Acolyte of Sagannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-46234244796649758152009-04-20T11:40:00.000-05:002009-04-20T11:40:00.000-05:00David G., could be. I'd post the picture, but I'm...David G., could be. I'd post the picture, but I'm no longer sure about which church it is.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-32242708574176179822009-04-20T10:56:00.000-05:002009-04-20T10:56:00.000-05:00Whitish spots ???
Those are spirits Mimi!!Whitish spots ???<br /><br />Those are spirits Mimi!!David G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15579600744831973105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-46966954067707254272009-04-19T22:55:00.000-05:002009-04-19T22:55:00.000-05:00JCF, I'll make my best effort.JCF, I'll make my best effort.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-51046324567021320152009-04-19T22:36:00.000-05:002009-04-19T22:36:00.000-05:00Oh, you MUST post York Minster pics! [That was one...Oh, you MUST post York Minster pics! [That was one of my favorite places, when I visited the UK {Ye gods!} 29 years ago.]JCFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-78213780288310578862009-04-19T19:54:00.000-05:002009-04-19T19:54:00.000-05:00Anyone who goes to the north of England should inc...Anyone who goes to the north of England should include Whitby in the itinerary. I loved it. My favorite of my pictures is the waves rolling in. That's why it's at the top of the post.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-22385507547385528292009-04-19T18:39:00.000-05:002009-04-19T18:39:00.000-05:00I looked at your pictures and loved the sense of t...I looked at your pictures and loved the sense of that place. You can almost breathe in the salt air and your description of the fish and chips - simply WOW! (You see, it is also a wish of mine to touch those special shores too someday.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01203286781888444548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-57709328932848927932009-04-19T17:45:00.000-05:002009-04-19T17:45:00.000-05:00Wonderful pictures. I've always wanted to see Whi...Wonderful pictures. I've always wanted to see Whitby after all the studying about the council there and Hilda, of course.motherameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381575553733390018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-52337740810983016892009-04-19T13:02:00.000-05:002009-04-19T13:02:00.000-05:00DP, I know, I know. Must you rub it in? I'd like...DP, I know, I know. Must you rub it in? I'd like to have sneaked and been there with y'all and the nuns. And they didn't let you out to roam the town, did they?June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-33564191310137693332009-04-19T12:58:00.000-05:002009-04-19T12:58:00.000-05:00And of course this is where I stayed with the nuns...And of course this is where I stayed with the nuns.Doorman-Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407399232593479871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-3281688062439535092009-04-19T12:48:00.000-05:002009-04-19T12:48:00.000-05:00Lapin, I confess that the churches are now running...Lapin, I confess that the churches are now running together in my mind. I remember the two that were near one another, St. Mary's and St. Hilda's, I suppose. I have a picture of the interior of St. Mary's, I believe, but it's dark and full of whiteish spots, and I can't fix it enough to look decent.<br /><br />HF, I'm pleased that you enjoy my wee travel accounts, although some of them are not so wee, but rather long-winded.<br /><br />I still have York Minster and the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Newcastle, but I don't know when I'll get around to posting about them.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-20851486773155020682009-04-19T10:19:00.000-05:002009-04-19T10:19:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing your adventures (and photos)...Thank you for sharing your adventures (and photos) with us!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776805214662441928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-86251250331012862632009-04-19T10:09:00.000-05:002009-04-19T10:09:00.000-05:00St Hilda's I suspect, Mimi, which Andrew is planni...St Hilda's I suspect, Mimi, which Andrew is planning to post today.Lapinbizarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686990585795363001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-77556813464146502042009-04-19T09:18:00.000-05:002009-04-19T09:18:00.000-05:00WendyCarole, welcome. The fish and chips were exc...WendyCarole, welcome. The fish and chips were excellent. Later I found out that I could have ordered a smaller plate, the luncheon special, which was not listed on the menu.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-90230395426794151982009-04-19T08:54:00.000-05:002009-04-19T08:54:00.000-05:00Lapin, St. Mary's is quite a church. Today, Teath...Lapin, St. Mary's is quite a church. Today, Teather writes about <A HREF="http://anglicanwanderings.blogspot.com/2009/04/saint-ninians-whitby.html" REL="nofollow">St. Ninian's</A>, which I believed was an Orthodox church at first. The side chapel he pictures is lovely. Because of the blue color, I thought it was a Mary chapel.<br /><br />I visited another Anglican church in town, but I can't remember the name of it. It was built in the early 20th century. Perhaps, that's why Teather doesn't think it's significant. <br /><br />I'd love to spend more time in Whitby.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-15338531316793533852009-04-19T08:02:00.000-05:002009-04-19T08:02:00.000-05:00Nothing better than Whitby fish and chipsNothing better than Whitby fish and chipsWendyCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855552019336659332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-65594327594695653962009-04-19T01:24:00.000-05:002009-04-19T01:24:00.000-05:00Andrew Teather, an Anglo-Catholic ordinand who is ...Andrew Teather, an Anglo-Catholic ordinand who is the mainstay of Anglican Wanderings, a North of England (with branches in Ohio and now in Calgary) AC blog which I visit, was in Whitby last week and is currently doing a series of posts on the town. A couple of days ago he downloaded an interesting, well-illustrated <A HREF="http://anglicanwanderings.blogspot.com/2009/04/saint-marys-whitby.html" REL="nofollow">post</A> on the old parish church up by the abbey.Lapinbizarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686990585795363001noreply@blogger.com