All around the United Kingdom
Several weeks ago I was suffering from a case of homesickness. Thankfully that has mostly dissipated. One of the ways that helped was travelling. In the last month or so I have been to Edinburgh, Scotland; Alnwick, Northumberland, England; York, England; Dublin, Ireland; Belfast, Ireland; St. Austell, Cornwall, England & Cardiff, Wales. For those of you following at home that means I've seen every country that makes up the United Kingdom. What a trip. In Scotland, it snowed but I got to eat in the restaurant where J.K. Rowling wrote much of the Harry Potter Series. In Alnwick, I had the chance to visit a poison garden, cross the sea at low tide to visit The Holy Island and take broomstick flying lessons at Alnwick Castle (the Hogwarts Castle in the first two films). In York, I was able to stroll the Shambles which served as the modern day Diagon Alley and also attend a Sunday service at York Minister. Dublin and Cardiff gave me the opportunity to party and dance all night with Cardiff taking the lead in my heart by offering several opportunities to see filming locations of Doctor Who. Belfast touched on my nerdy side as well by not only offering picturesque views of the Irish Sea, a beautiful botanic garden and cliffs but also numerous locations for the filming of Game of Thrones. Last but not least, Cornwall gave me the chance to walk along the beach, hike beautiful landscapes and visit The Eden Project. Overall though the last month has been tiring, I'll look back at all the adventures I had fondly thinking....oh what a life. Here are a few pics that at least tried to capture all the fun....






until next post...laters
Cornwall:

Edinburgh, Alnwick & York:


Dublin:
Belfast:


Cardiff:

until next post...laters
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