J Well hello folks, we're in the middle of our week staying with Michelle's Grandad and his lovely wife Ileen, I thought I might give you an update on what's been happening.
On Wednesday we took a coach (bus) from London to Hull, a 5 hour journey (late one hour because of a Lori that had caught fire on the dual carriageway). For you history buffs: Hull is actually Kingston Upon Hull, however the city of Kingston which was formerly Kingston upon Thames decided to take the name first, so they call this place Hull. Now we're not actually staying in Hull, but just outside the small village of Walkerton, which is very close to Beverley.
Michelle's grandparents are wonderful people, they enjoy cooking and entertaining, and I must say it shows! We've had some superb meals these last two nights. Tonight we had sausages wrapped in bacon on top of leeks, apples, tomatos, and a heap of mashed potatoes. Every night has been a treat and we're certainly being kept well fed. lol
The other day we travelled to York (old York really). It is a lovely city with a big Minister that looks to be as big and impressive as the one in London. It cost at least $15 a person to tour the building however and so we just took some pictures from the outside, had a cup of coffee at a local cafe and saw some of the city. One old area of the city is called the shambles, where the street is just tiny (narrow) and the buildings almost touch above street level.
As you may know London had some pretty big floods here in the past year and this one bar we visited has been underwater over a dozen times since they started recording the water levels in the 1940's. The latest flood which was in 2004 I believe, almost totally submerged the first level of the bar. We also took a walk upon the outer wall (built by the Romans) that once completely surrounded York, as it was a strategic and defensive city.
Tomorrow we're going into Beverley where they have a Saturday fair, and on Sunday we're meeting with Michelle's great aunt Pat who lives in this area. Monday we're touring some of the museums in Hull and on Friday we leave for Edinburgh Scotland. We just booked a tour that we'll be taking at the end of next week, which leaves from Edinburgh and takes us to the highlands of Scotland. The company is called MacBackpackers, we'll let you know how that turns out but it looks to be a real fun time.
The weather has been hovering between 12-18 C and we've had two nice sunny days in a row with scatter cloud, although the day we got here it was cold and rainy. Perfect weather for sitting on a bus for half the day. My next post will be strictly pictures, I promise. TTYL
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