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One of my favorite parts of the 2006 Pride and Prejudice film is when Lizzy Bennet walks through the marble statue room of Pemberley. I actually thought it was a room that they created for the movie, since there was a marble statue of Mr. Darcy. In actuality, it was the other way around, I think the producers saw the room and then created the statue. 

The marble room was quite amazing. I could almost hear the song from the movie,

"Living Statues of Pemberley"

playing in the background. I've seen marble statues before, but never this close. I couldn't believe how realistic they looked. They looked like they would get up at any minute and put some clothes on. It was a nice way to end our tour of Chatsworth House.

Finally, we've reached the final part of Chatsworth House. Being able to spend the day here was a dream come true. I'm so thankful for my thoughtful husband and for our dear friends James and Ari. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have been able to walk the halls of "Pemberley". 

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After traipsing about the outside of Chatsworth House, we finally made it inside and it was gorgeous.

The inside was just as beautiful as the outside.

It was quite grand and majestic, everything you would expect an estate home to look like. It's amazing to think that Europe is filled with similar homes. Growing up in Florida, I always yearned for history like this.

Since Chatsworth House served as a filming location for Pride and Prejudice, there were many familiar parts of the house. I was very happy to walk around and see places I recognized from the movie. There were so many beautiful paintings that could rival any art museum. I was completely blown away by the amount of artwork and beautiful decor. It was amazing. 

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The gardens of Chatsworth House were more than I thought possible and just kept going. When you thought you had seen it all, there was more.  After seeing the typical English garden, there was an area of looming trees, rock formations and exotic flowers. It was like an expedition to another part of the world. It's amazing that someone could own such an elegant home, perfect manicured gardens and a vast forested area. The English nobility really live a charmed life. 

It's like having my own

Mr. Darcy

. Maybe, I live a charmed life as well. 

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If you know me, you know that I'm a huge fan of

Pride and Prejudice

. It's one of my favorite novels. I love almost every adaptation of the story. I've seen them all, even

Bride and Prejudice

, which is a gem by the way. You can't go wrong with a Bollywood version of my beloved P&P. 

My favorite version of

Pride and Prejudice

is Joe Wright's 2005 version starring Kiera Knightly and Matthew Mcfadyen. The BBC adaptation with Colin Firth is amazing, but Wright's version has the best cinematography. Sometimes, I re-watch this version just to look at all the pretty landscapes and beautiful estates. 

When we were preparing for our trip to England, I wanted to visit some of the iconic places from the movie. Many of them were out of the way and impossible to get to without a car. The one I wanted to see the most was Chatsworth House. In the film it's

Pemberley

, Mr. Darcy's home. Ever since I read the novel as a young girl, I've always dreamed of walking the halls of Pemberley. 

This year, we made that dream come true. On our seventh wedding anniversary, Markus and I visited Chatsworth House and it was everything I thought it would be. That day, I felt just like Elizabeth Bennet. I walked the halls of a beautiful home with my own, Mr. Darcy.