A cold and windy day in Lyme Regis today and I get blown around on the famous Cobb for my troubles. Readers of John Fowles and Jane Austin will be find this place familiar. Those are the steps that Louisa Musgrove missed and that bit on the end is where you can stare forlornly out at sea, like in The French Lieutenant's Woman. Actually, the end doesn't point directly out at sea as you would expect, it points more sort of eastwards towards Golden Cap, which is the biggest hill on the south coast, so you can stare forlornly at that instead. Even in this nippy weather couples do manage to walk to the end and have a quick romantic interlude and a bit of snog, which is very nice probably and would certainly make up for being buffeted about by this cold wind at the moment.
In another of my endless possible money making schemes I thought of getting a French Lieutenant's Woman's velvet hooded cape knocked up, which I could then rent out to people as they walked to the end of The Cobb and whereupon I would take a quick snap of them gazing forlornly out to sea to flog to them for a small amount of money. It's got to be worth a go and I'm very surprised no-one has thought of it already. Of course, if you don't know The French Lieutenant's Woman you'll have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about. It's a long story and a bit post modern too, at least the film is anyway, I can't remember the book.
The BBC did a version of Persuasion a few years back in which you get to see The Cobb on a very choppy day with the waves making occasional guest appearances, coming right over the top of The Cobb, it's well worth a look if you like that sort of thing. Lyme Regis is a charming town with lots of lovely hotels and which also has a lot of pasty shops now for some reason, which is fine by me as I like pasties very much. If you're there in the next few days I recommend a visit to The Sanctuary bookshop at the bottom of the hill. It's got some really nice Hundertwasser postcards that were printed in 1988 on black card, the ones with the mirrored bits on the front, they're an absolute bargain at a pound a pop and almost too nice to give away.
2 comments:
Nice differant place that you have chosen to take your photos this time ,i think people enjoy walking here next to the sea .....
Ilike the wind ,it's interesting to feel the cool stronge wind touch your face and push your body ,of cours a little strong wind ,i spent two years in order to study in Damascus in Al Maza ,and there most days during winter and spring are windy ,Because this region slightly elevated ,i enjoyed very much this time in my life it was the best ,just as a freed bird ...
Always we have something special to remember and someone to talk about .......
The French Lieutenant's Woman ,,,i don't know what are you talking about ?? i need search .....mmmmm
Thus rocks seem old and slightly large ....like it ....have good time John .......
Cheers Reem. yes it's a lovely place for a walk and it was quite popular when I was there as it the Easter holiday here. Al Maza sounds wonderful, the elevated regions have such a nice atmosphere. I went to Montserrat in Spain which is high up and the air seems very different, such a beautiful place.
If you don't know The French Lieutenant's Woman it's not really that important, just a local connection. I think the film was quite popular.
I hope you had a really good birthday. All the best to you Reem.
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