This week has seen the close of our third year of marriage. We keep saying it feels like so much longer... but in a good way. We both took some time off work and spent a couple of days exploring (in between the days of rest, of course...) I hope you enjoy the photos and brief synopsis of our expeditions. Remember that you can click on any of the pictures for a larger version.
On Tuesday we went to the town of Harrogate. One consequence of living without a car is that the world seems so much bigger than it used to! Even a 20-mile journey is a big to-do.
Harrogate was originally a Victorian town built largely around the sulfur springs.
Mostly we just spent the day exploring, so below are pictures of an interesting church building, the outside of the mall, and a park where we hung out (including when Melissa shrunk to a midget... or maybe it was just a big plant? and the shrubbery-person)
On Thursday we took a free ride to Scarborough on a 1930's steam train as "Friends of the National Railway Museum"! Basically what that means is, our friend, Ian Smith, receives commissions from the museum to write glossy picture books about the trains, and he's allowed to bring people along to sell them to people as they ride. Cool, eh?
Notice the "Hogwarts" sign; part of the train was used in the Harry Potter films!
Scarborough is slightly further away, a coastal town on the North Sea. Unlike York, it is very hilly. Like Harrogate, most of the history is Victorian, but up on a very high peninsula there are the remains of a castle which was built in the 12th century. They have also determined that the area has been inhabited for at least 3000 years.
I hope you've enjoyed the pictures, it took me so long to organize and upload them that I don't have time to say much about them; you can e-mail or comment with questions and, well, comments. It's been a fun week, but now it's time to catch up on work. Later!
Chris
