Yorkshire Tourist

I finally spent some time exploring Northern England with a trip to Durham and a journey through the Yorkshire Moors to the coast (how can it possibly take 2 1/2 hours to go 60 miles? Welcome to England).

Durham is a lovely cathedral and university town with some nice streets and an indoor market. The cathedral is set strikingly on a big hill overlooking a river (like my specificity?). It was, thankfully, not terribly crowded and I was able to spend a good bit of time really taking in the unique architecture. I also enjoyed a (very wet) walk along the river where I took the photo to the right:

The weekend brought a nice visit from my brother and his wife. On Monday we decided to venture to Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay. Whitby features an abandoned abbey overlooking the North Sea. It's a cute town and I had the best fish and chips of my life there. Robin Hood's Bay is even more charming and it was nice to be on the beach. The bus ride through the Moors was long, but the craggy scenery was very beautiful, especially with the bit of snow that fell on Friday. Below is a shot of Robin Hood's Bay (at low tide):

I'm hoping to go to Scotland in a few weeks when term is over, and hopefully I'll get around to exploring the South at some point to. For such a small, old place, there is sure a lot of beautiful scenery!