• Life,  Travel

    Wish You Were Here – Edinburgh

    The week before Christmas I had a friend visiting from the US, she was staying for a couple of nights at my house but we decided to spend both the days taking the train up to Edinburgh. She particularly wanted to visit the castle. I haven’t visited the castle since I was a child so despite the hefty ticket price (£16 for an adult) I was looking forward to it. It was so cold but fair, a real winters day when we headed up for a look around. I managed to take some wonderful photos and I thought i’d share them today. I do love castles and history so it…

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    #90 Wish You Were Here – Bettys of York

    The other day on my way back up north I had a long stop in York due to the snow. I was booked on a particular train that ended up being over two hours delayed. It was freezing! However, for once I was traveling on my own, Little Miss free, so I decided to head into the city centre armed with my camera. It was really early meaning I also had to find somewhere for breakfast. I didn’t want to go too far away from the station so after walking for less than five minutes I found myself outside Bettys. I’ve always wanted to go in but the company I’ve…

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    #66 Wish You Were Here – Lincoln in February

    I worked out the other day, I have spent one fifth of my life living in Lincoln. I love the place and it would of been a lovely place to raise my daughter had things worked out differently. However I’m now lucky that every couple of months I get to go back and visit friends, i’m lucky that I get to “holiday” so often in such a great place. On Friday I took the train down for some premature birthday celebrations with my two ex housemates. I had a wonderful weekend filled with a lot of food, a lot of alcohol and a lot of shopping. The weather wasn’t great,…