Sheffield was a fantastic weekend; many many thanks to my awesome hostess, Caroline. Enjoy the maple syrup! Today has had the most beautiful weather of any day since I got here a week ago. After Sheffield, I knew that I would be heading west, so I suspected the train might take us through England's Peak District, a national park known for incredible scenery. I didn't say anything because I didn't want to get my hopes up, just in case. Anyway we left Sheffield, entered a tunnel, came out and... ...well, you tell me. I took about five quadri-bazillion pictures on this train, because it was GORGEOUS and I knew most of them wouldn't come out, being through a window of a moving countryside facing the sun. Got a couple d
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