i spent my saturday in York. and it did rain! (as forecasted) the weather was really get my nerves. i didn’t expect spring would be that cold. ok, never trust weather in the UK. as a friend of mine told me, “don’t expect too much from the weather here”. i wonder when i can stop complaining about the weather. maybe it will never happen. well, no matter what, i love York. i’ve really wanted to go there since long long ago but i just managed to travel yesterday. York is fabulous, very historical, classic, astonishingly beautiful! it has a lot of vintage shops, buildings, delicious delicatessen and traditional tea rooms. and i’m fond of all! and the scenery was WOW! well, no wonder that York is on the top of England tourist destinations.

so the journey was as follow: i arrived in York at 12-ish. it’s a lunch time then we decided to get something from Betty’s cafe tea rooms. i love it to bits! and i think it deserves an exclusive post which i’ll do later. then we headed to the museum garden. beautiful garden and ruins of ancient masterpiece building. the museum (Yorkshire museum) was currently under construction until june. well not that bad. because we could still enjoy the garden atmosphere and took loads of pictures with the ruins. love! next destination is the York Minster cathedral. it is beautiful! there was a wedding ceremony when we came. what an experience! as we walked through the street, we reached the shambles streets where vintage shops are lied. this is a famous area. and again, lots of tea rooms along the way. tea is very British mind you. i bought a little fluffy rabbit doll from Peter Rabbit store. so happy like a kid, haha..ok, pardon me. next, it is the Cliffords tower in the castle area. i think (i hope i’m not wrong) it’s sort of fortification tower in the old days (during war period), to watch for the enemies. dig for more information from the reliable source here. i’m never good at history telling. haha. and before we wrap up the whole trip, we took a York boat trip. then go back to Birmingham!

i.love.york!

had a roadtrip with some friends on tuesday and we drove to castle combe (part of cotswolds). people call it the traditional British village. and some movies have taken place here (e.g. pride and prejudice). i love the breathtaking scenery. felt like i was brought back to the old era. for those who needs to escape from city life, such a place can be a perfect getaway. too bad we did not have the opportunities to stay in the cottage or bed and breakfast hotel for more days as we are all horrified by deadlines. it would be lovely to spend one or more nights there. but there’s always next time. not to worry. hehe..

P.S. We did have terrific time! i.want.more.