As I’ve been working on a post reflecting on 2011, I realized there were several trips I hadn’t written about. In September of last year Andrea’s mom and stepfather (Wanda and Jim) became the first lucky family members to visit us in England. We had a wonderful time with them visiting some of northeast England’s [...]
Categories: Adventures,England,History
Tagged: Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, Berwick, Berwick Castle, Berwick Upon Tweed, Harry Potter, Holy Island, Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Abbey, Lindisfarne Castle, Whitby, Whitby Abbey
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- January 28, 2012 – 5:04 pm
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- By Eric
Today is the second day of a four-day weekend for me, and I’m currently enjoying it in proper English fashion with cranberry Wensleydale cheese, crackers and Yorkshire tea. Yesterday afternoon I went on a 30-mile bike ride on my new Bilenky touring bike through the countryside south west of York. It was my first significant [...]
Categories: England,History
Tagged: Acaster Malbis Airfield, Bicycles, Bike Ride, Bilenky, Helen 3, RAF, WWII, York
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- December 16, 2011 – 4:05 pm
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- By Eric
On a sunny day back in early May, Andrea and I were window shopping along a nice street on the other side of town when hunger struck. We wandered a bit looking for a place to eat, but there weren’t many options. As we passed an otherwise nondescript brick building we noticed a small sign [...]
Categories: England,History
Tagged: 20 St. Andrewgate, Architecture, Bar Convent, Bishopthorpe Palace, Catholicism, Home, Sutton Park, Thomas Atkins, York
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- August 4, 2011 – 9:35 pm
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- By Eric