Well that didn't exactly go as planned. This post was supposed to go up yesterday, but the internet at my hostel was playing up so here we are, days behind schedule. No worries, we'll catch up soon I'm sure. Wednesday and Thursday I had a workshop thing until 4:30 both days, but I was planning … Continue reading Winchester Day 4: The Hill
Winchester Day 3: The Cathedral
My posts are going to be a tiny bit backlogged for the next few days because I've been insanely busy, but it should work out fine because I'll be travelling all day Tuesday so I'll schedule a post then and we'll be caught up by the time I get home. I went for one last … Continue reading Winchester Day 3: The Cathedral
Winchester Day 2: The Castle
I found a castle today! Apparently I still haven't discovered all of Winchester's secrets. Today was the last Farmers' Market that I'll be here for so I went and bought a few things. I came across a stall with a bunch of lavender stuff like candles and soaps and I saw cookies. Lavender cookies? Huh? It piqued … Continue reading Winchester Day 2: The Castle
A Day in Brighton
On Saturday I went to Brighton for a friend's birthday and it was great. It was a bit of an overcast day, but let's be real, this is England. Even though the word "bright" is literally in the name, they probably meant it metaphorically. We went to the beach first and walked, looking at art and … Continue reading A Day in Brighton
Touring Winchester
It's officially tourist season in Winchester. There are school groups from France with maps and workbooks and retired people from North America wearing socks with sandals and their khaki bucket hats. It was a nice enough day and although I've been here for three years, I've got less than a month left so I figured, … Continue reading Touring Winchester
Northern England Day 4
I'm back in Winchester now, and this post is late because I got back early yesterday morning and went straight to bed. My last day up north was spent in Manchester. By the way, I promised a photo of Pat's cat. Here it is: I didn't take too many photos of Manchester because a lot of … Continue reading Northern England Day 4
Northern England Day 3
Today we went to Chester, a historic city with a beautiful cathedral and an old wall. Well, it's got a bit more than that, but if you were to boil it down, those are the main things. We also visited a museum and saw the remains of the Roman colosseum and bath house. There were … Continue reading Northern England Day 3
Northern England Day 2
Pat and I went to Trafford Centre today, which is this enormous fancy shopping mall filled with fancy schmancy stuff. Yes, I am a writer. Yes, that's the best way I can think of putting it. We didn't really do any shopping, but there was a lot to look at and we got lunch. Trafford … Continue reading Northern England Day 2
Northern England Day 1 + Weekend
I arrived in Manchester today. Started from the bottom (of England) now we here. Besides a long journey and a quick mini-tour of Manchester, not much has happened. I'm here visiting Pat, whom you might remember from my Oxford post. He and his parents have very kindly let me stay with them for the week and … Continue reading Northern England Day 1 + Weekend
Bournemouth Days 3 and 4
Okay, so that last post was a bit sparse. From Tuesday to Friday, I stayed with my friend Siân in beautiful Bournemouth. As soon as I arrived, we went straight to the beach because it was sunny and the forecast for the rest of the week was pessimistic at best. We got there and I … Continue reading Bournemouth Days 3 and 4
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