York

I’m absolutely in love with York.  The center of the city is surrounded by a wall and everything inside is lovely.  Cute little streets lined with shops every way you turn.  Of course, the atmosphere is difficult to capture in photo especially when it’s overcast, but this street is part of ”The Shambles”.  It’s a well-known street [...]


Noted

The last week has been filled with crazy movement around England.  For those interested: Leighton Buzzard -> Oxford -> Stratford-upon-Avon -> Liverpool -> Ambleside (Lake District).  Tomorrow morning I’m headed to Mancester, and on Saturday to York.    I seem to have spent every day focusing on a famous person.  Oxford = Harry Potter & Alice [...]


Bedfordshire + Area

This past weekend has been spent with James in Leighton Buzzard. It is a cute little town (40 000 people) which is just north of London. He’s been kind enough to spend some time with me driving around the country lanes and visiting the towns and sites of the area. Yesterday we happened to pass [...]


Bridge

I’ve been absolutely obsessed with all of the architecture in London. The old buildings, bridges, and the clocks are fantastic. We apparently walked past the clock from Harry Potter, so I took a picture of it, though I have no idea ‘where’ in Harry Potter this clock is. I also took a picture at Platform [...]


London

Wow. London has been completely amazing and overwhelming! I’ve now done 4 solid days of everything touristy, and my feet and legs are starting to complain about all the walking. Meghan and I bought the Oyster Card which has been amazing – free travel on the tube and bus system for the week. We’ve definitely [...]