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UK Adventure Part I
When my sister moved to Durham, England last year with her husband and my nephew, I knew a trip across the pond was going to be in order for this summer. So, sure enough, my husband and I carved out about two weeks to visit family and go exploring. I've posted most of this on my blog, but I thought I'd share it here, too. Enjoy!
It's quintessentially English--the very picture of what you imagine a Dicken's town would look like, minus the modern updates. I found York to be full of bustling crowds and busy shops, which just added to its charm. But I'm getting ahead of myself. You're still wondering how I found myself to be in York.
My husband, Jay, and I left Pittsburgh on Sunday June 21st, connecting in Newark and landing in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was an overnight flight, so needless to say we were a bit bleary eyed on our Monday morning bus ride from the Edinburgh airport to the train station in the center of town. I'm sure we stood out like a sore thumb with our large "American" sized suitcases (apparently Americans just can't leave home without half their closet). Anyway, after arriving at Waverly Station we boarded a train for Durham, England, where my sister lives. Needless to say, Jay and I were quite exhausted by they time we arrived, so we did very little site-seeing on Monday.
The next day, however, we all five climbed into a car and drove to York, where we spent the day exploring the town.
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Yorkminster. No, it doesn't really slope up like that--it's just my lens and the fact that it's so very tall. Quite impressive.
Inside ceiling.
Lost?
Please, really, no busking.
We had tea at Betty's--a cute tea room that's been around since the 1920's.
Your eyes aren't deceiving you--it's really that slanted.
You can actually walk around on the city walls--but not with your dog.
Old and new.
I don't recall the name of this park.
Liam was more interested in chasing birds.
We visited the national train museum.
Royal carriage. Yeah, I could travel like that.
Old castle. Don't worry--there's lots more of these to come.
The end of the day--still smiling.
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Stay tuned for Wales...coming next.
It's quintessentially English--the very picture of what you imagine a Dicken's town would look like, minus the modern updates. I found York to be full of bustling crowds and busy shops, which just added to its charm. But I'm getting ahead of myself. You're still wondering how I found myself to be in York.
My husband, Jay, and I left Pittsburgh on Sunday June 21st, connecting in Newark and landing in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was an overnight flight, so needless to say we were a bit bleary eyed on our Monday morning bus ride from the Edinburgh airport to the train station in the center of town. I'm sure we stood out like a sore thumb with our large "American" sized suitcases (apparently Americans just can't leave home without half their closet). Anyway, after arriving at Waverly Station we boarded a train for Durham, England, where my sister lives. Needless to say, Jay and I were quite exhausted by they time we arrived, so we did very little site-seeing on Monday.
The next day, however, we all five climbed into a car and drove to York, where we spent the day exploring the town.
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Yorkminster. No, it doesn't really slope up like that--it's just my lens and the fact that it's so very tall. Quite impressive.
Inside ceiling.
Lost?
Please, really, no busking.
We had tea at Betty's--a cute tea room that's been around since the 1920's.
Your eyes aren't deceiving you--it's really that slanted.
You can actually walk around on the city walls--but not with your dog.
Old and new.
I don't recall the name of this park.
Liam was more interested in chasing birds.
We visited the national train museum.
Royal carriage. Yeah, I could travel like that.
Old castle. Don't worry--there's lots more of these to come.
The end of the day--still smiling.
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Stay tuned for Wales...coming next.
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Very very nice set of images.
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Um.... what is "busking"?
Caroline
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good job on making such clear and vibrant photos on holiday (do you carry much?
Well thank you very much. I mostly just used my 5D (which just broke tonight! Gonna need to it fixed...) and my 17-40L (which I'm selling because I just bought the 16-35--any takers??).
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I feel like I went back to England again.
The overnight flights can be tough, can't they?
England is such a unique blend of the old and the new, it is so lovely!
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