Lake District

I was let in on this beautiful spot in the UK by a work colleague before we embarked on our UK adventure. It has been 4 years since wanting to make this visit to the Lake District. Truly amazing place. We based ourselves (for 2 nights) at a small village town called Ambleside which is at the northern most tip of Lake Windermere (UK largest 'mere').

We did a day's walk from Ambleside to Grasmere, passing by a few pretty lakes, and our legs were crying out as we needed to loop back to our starting point! We were initially going with some walking instructions but got side tracked and our walk seemed to be 50% longer! haa.. but it was fun... a way to keep fit and make up for the loss of exercise for us in 2010.

Foodwise, we also found a liking to a thai restaurant in the village and had it for 2 nights in a row. It was chilli padi type of spicy and was loving every bit of it. Quite surprised the English could handle this level of chilli-ness!

Many hiking shops were on sale as well and we couldnt help but pop our heads in... to have a wander.

Good call to be at this smaller scale village as the main tourist spot at Bowness on Windermere was much too crowded for my liking. Took a 45mins cruise into Lake Windermere and witnessed the picturisque mountain ranges in the background. Noticed lots of ple walking and cyling on the pathways alongside lake, making it a really nice holiday destination for a family with kids! Also picked up a few items in the Beatrice Potter shop! This place is so serene, no wonder she had so much inspiration for writing her ever so famous children books.

A really nice place to visit - The Lake District. Thumbs up.