In 2004, when I sign up to create this blog, I had to put a name. The chosen title is not original. snaac Marta Pessarrodona years ago titled and some articles in the newspaper today, in memory of Virginia Woolf, who called it "The current reading" snaac some collections of literary criticism.
On February snaac 12, Santa Eulalia, patroness of Barcelona is the second (the first is the Virgin of Mercy who, despite being newer ousted Santa Eulalia, snaac between the Virgin Mary and a simple holy martyr by more than was, you know who has the preference) and the celebration of small town. The same day, the world of science, especially biology, held throughout the day Darwin was born on a day like today in 1809. To commemorate the birth of Charles Darwin, a memory to dedicate the house he lived from 1842 to Downe, a people far away from London as belonging to Kent (in Darwin's name was Down town without the final e, and the house retains the traditional name). I have been twice in the same season of the year, around Halloween. The first time I went there, the weather was cold and Rufolo. The second time, however, the weather was sunny, more like a Mediterranean country of England.
Although Down House, after the death of Darwin, Down House was a school and the interior changed a lot when she was the English Heritage in 1996 restored some rooms quite true. This was possible because a child Darwin had much love for photography and had many photos of the house and inside. Moreover, the furniture and personal belongings were also kept, although I think they were scattered snaac in various locations. When you visit the house at the entrance let you track guide with explanations and spaces for each room of the property. The ground floor plays house was like when Darwin lived. Where was the kitchen, now there is a café where you can have soup - this soup thick British consistent both appreciated cold days - homemade snaac cakes and of course tea. The study is the central point of the visit, the place where Darwin wrote most of his works. Is so well and so carefully restored in every detail, that one has the impression that Mr.. Charles is not here at the moment because it has come to take a look at your plants or the garden. A visit to the garden and the greenhouse also accused visitors to Darwin. You can follow the path in the form of square, it was the journey that made daily; visit the garden and greenhouse - rebuilt - where cultivated orchids and carnivorous plants studied with much attention; and see the pile of stone set in the ground in the garden to see how disastrous due to the activity of earthworms that live buried snaac in that part of the garden (which was calculated snaac crumbling snaac stone 2 2 millimeters per year). Worms fascinated him, and he dedicated the last book of his life, published in 1881 (Darwin died in 1882). snaac He also wrote a book on carnivorous plants: Insectivorous Plants (though most bugs that 'eat these plants are insects, there are also some like Aldrovanda, eats crustaceans). I have often seen carnivorous plants (or insectivorous), but had never seen the full meal. On Youtube you can see some of these plants act: there are the insects trapped in the first, only to see his long legs were shaking trying - unsuccessfully - to escape the trap which has been retained. Another a Dionaea is out there, as you can see in the greenhouse Down House:
Dionaea sp., Down House, the Darwin home is on the outskirts of town, surrounded by fields. It's worth it to when visiting London. Not only the historical significance of the site, but to enjoy the relaxing and peaceful landscape, typically English (I must say that I agree with any group or school snaac visit many tourist, maybe my appreciation of 'quiet' is not the same me if he'd found any). As the Michelin guide, snaac we could say: Merit le detour!
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