I'm back at the Abbey, and now I can share some pictures. So I'll quickly post up a couple of the hostel, and you'll see why it's so cool. First, here's my room. I love the bright green bedding!
And here's a picture of the outside. Yeah, it's pretty amazing. I was told by someone in the town that it had originally been built as a luxury hotel. It was pretty fun, with a nice dining area and good food. We got a hot breakfast every morning, and then they had food for purchase later. And it was good.
I went out on a ferry to Bowness on Windemere, and this is a picture of the hostel from the ferry. What a stunning setting, isn't it?
i'm jealous! this is not what one conjures up when "youth hostel" is mentioned. also, you mentioned your room was all yours.
ReplyDeletei only stayed at one youth hostel -- in new orleans, during the 1984 world's fair, on a cross-country road trip with my sister -- and it was not like this! no idea how many bunk beds were packed into this big barn of a room, but it was cheap. and we had the necessary sleeping bags, since we earlier stopped at the grand canyon. and after one hurricane cocktail, a person stops worrying about vandals breaking into the aged car to steal one's stuff.
such a grand tour you are having!
This hostel is located at a very beautiful place! It would be great to wake up each morning and enjoy the whole experience of seeing this spectacle. You are lucky to get this spot.
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