We went to Penzance Saturday. It’s full of interesting shops and the streets were filled with people.
We stopped in at a pub that was built with salvaged ship wreck paraphernalia and laid out like the interior of an old sailing vessel.
This Egyptian looking building was built in the early 19th century by a mineralogist who wanted a place to display his collections. It was just like a similar building in London which did not survive. At that time Egyptian themed architecture and fashion were very popular.
We drove through many small villages between Penzance and St. Ives.
Ruins like this one are scattered all over northern Cornwall, marking the sites of old mines. They housed steam engines that drove water pumps used to keep the mines dry. You can just see the ocean in the distance.