Blogs from West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 6

The sun came out the wind blew strongly from the south and the rain stayed away as we walked from the Bewley's Hotel into the heart of Leeds, with a stop at a Starbucks for breakfast. Leeds is a very busy and one would say one of the neater cities we have been to in the UK. The population is very mixed multicultural and their shops range from the low cost to the exclusive. We saw $10 watches and one over $25,000. The new Trinity Leeds has many many pluses, but may also be the cause of some stores in other parts of the city centre closing. There are quite a few lanes and "mini malls" with their own features. There are also many "civic" buildings such as the Town Hall, Museum (closed on Mondays), Art ... read more

The beautiful city of York won the lottery to host the girls weekend. Grovley! We got there by an early trip on the train from the other company (note to self – always check the train company name on tickets as they all look the same – but by sweet smiles and polite Australian we saved ourselves another fare of £98 each). We checked into our cute B&B just outside the city wall, and then wandered the cobbled streets of York. The banks of the river had broken so the only way to walk to town was via the road. The B&B proprietor suggested that we had to go the Betty’s tea shop, but in fact there were two Betty’s in York and either would be wonderful. Alex must have seen the pattern. Betty’s was very ... read more

Dear Diary, Just a tester for you Gran to see if you can find this! If you can then give me a ring! This is where we will write all our info on where we are, what we are doing and who with..... And a load of photos! Over and out... read more

ENGLAND - THE FOOD PART Everyone knows (and I hope people won’t take this the wrong way) that England is not famous for its food…. BUT…. Everything they have is comfort food - right up MY alley! THEN... After a week I was DYING for something green on my plate… I started analyzing everything that I had been eating, and it seems there was a LOT of bread involved. The best thing they can make? YORKSHIRE PUDDING!!! Before Kevin and I left, he got online and got stuck into Living Social, GrabOne and GroupOn, websites that specialize in, among other things, meal packages for virtually half-price. He managed to pick up a couple for Leeds and environs and they really have been quite good. I highly recommend that if you are traveling, or even if you ... read more

LONDON AND LEEDS, ENGLAND - SIGHTSEEING (PART 1) I am going to write the English part of the trip in a few sections, because some of the sights we have visited have been real surprises and deserve mention on their own….. We got into London, and was met by our Best Man, Ian Wheeler, which was appropriate since we are celebrating our 25th on this trip. We stayed with him and his wife Annette for three nights and had a lovely time. If ever you need a Bed and breakfast in the outskirts of London, Chez Wheeler is the place for you! We would come down to a wonderfully set table with cereals, fresh fruits, yogurts, coffee or tea, toast or pancakes or anything cooked if our heart desired. The first day we just ran an ... read more