Post 92 A relaxing break
In 2005 my visit to the Isle of Wight was a day trip to explore its natural beauty. The journey from Southampton by ferry gave me the pleasure of being closer to my two grandchildren who are residing in the foreign land with their parents.
The Isle of Wight is the largest island of England and has been a holiday destination since Queen Victoria's reign from 1837 till 1901. It was an era of prosperity for the British people who had had the pleasure and leisure to enjoy life. Queen Victoria even built her summer residence and final home Osborne House on the island.
I particularly took notice of the name Lord Mountbatten who was the island’s governor from 1969-1974. This outstanding statesman of the British Empire had spent part of his career in Malaya before. In the 1960s there was a Mountbatten Road in Kuala Lumpur. It is now known as Jalan Tun Perak (Tun Perak Road).
The Isle of Wight was home to the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) whose famous phrases that have become commonplaces of the English language include “Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die” and "Knowledge comes, but Wisdom lingers".
When you are surrounded by the natural beauty and serenity of the island, inspiration abounds.
26 April 2011
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