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Tuesday 28 February 2012

Madame Muriel goes to the Far East...

... of England LOL!


Just a fly-by post today, Madame Muriel will be updating you all with her latest adventures and plans for her next destination.

Do other countries celebrate their extremities in this way?  Apart from Cape Horn I couldn't actually name a single other cardinal point in another country.  Whereas I expect most people will know Land's End and John O'Groats.  Or that just my Anglo-centrinicity coming out again?!!
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12 comments:

  1. cucki28 February 2012 at 13:40

    aww she is having so much fun..
    love for you xx

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  2. Fee28 February 2012 at 14:00

    That is amazing, I was born in Norwich and had no idea Lowestoft is the Uk's most easterly point! Where have I been all these years!

    Thank you Muriel and Muriel's Mummy!

    Fee.x

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  3. Unknown28 February 2012 at 15:07

    Thank you for taking good care of Madame Muriel. I can't wait to see where she goes next.

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  4. gracie28 February 2012 at 15:40

    Oh where oh where has the little lady gone?

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  5. Southpaw Stitcher28 February 2012 at 16:31

    I've only visited one extreme directional point in the US: the southernmost point in the 48 contiguous states at Key West, FL, and they do have a marker there.

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  6. Anna van Schurman28 February 2012 at 21:30

    The only reason I've ever heard of John O'Groats is that there was a restaurant in Los Angeles by that name. It wasn't Scottish.

    If you check the wikipedia page for U.K. extreme points, you will find, as in the U.S., most of the places are in outlying out of the way areas. That is, Land's End and John O'Groats aren't actually the most extreme extremes.

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  7. Giovanna29 February 2012 at 11:00

    Fun pictures! I have no idea where Italy's extremes are... the southernmost point is probably a little rocky island in the Mediterranean which is further south than the northernmost point of Africa.

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  8. Julie29 February 2012 at 12:36

    I have an aunt in Lowestoft! I seem to remember we went to one in Wales many years ago with the kiddywinks were small?

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  9. Stitchabilities29 February 2012 at 16:50

    I am terrible when trying to remember where places are even when they are well known !!

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  10. Nicola1 March 2012 at 12:25

    You will have to come and visit us on the Lizard Peninsula which is the most southerly point in the UK.

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  11. Nicola1 March 2012 at 12:25

    You will have to come and visit us on the Lizard Peninsula which is the most southerly point in the UK.

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  12. ♥ Nia1 March 2012 at 17:53

    In Portugal we have Cabo da Roca, the westernmost extent of Portugal and Europe! :)

    Wikipedia in english: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_da_Roca
    Image: http://actiontur.selfip.com/html/images/Fotos/Rotator/cabo_da_roca.jpg

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