It hurts your heart to be so far away from home at Christmastime, although if you can't make it to Florida, London's not a bad place to be.
Our sweet friends invited us to spend the holidays with their family out in the countryside (Diego included!) On Christmas Eve we braved the Tube with the pup and parked ourselves onto a train headed to Birmingham. Not as stressful as I thought, and soon we were picked up by Dan and driving towards the farm.... where we were greeted by Nell, Diego's new girlfriend!
Just look at that FACE!
Martha's family are the kindest, most welcoming people on the planet. We spent a glorious three days snuggling into their warm couches with lots of tea and cake and Scrabble. Sometimes we ventured out to explore the local towns, but mostly we rested.
Oh, and let's not forget the eating. Glorious Christmas dinner with cake that you LIT ON FIRE.
After Christmas we drove to York for the night. It's lovely!
My favorite moment was a moving evensong service at Yorkminster with a massive organ and phenomenal choir. Be still my heart.
We continued our journey from York up the coast towards Edinburgh, Scotland, stopping in a quaint little town called Berwick Upon Tweed. The light was perfect, we caught a glimpse of the ocean... just perfect.
And on to Edinburgh!
What a cool city-- we'll be back for sure, especially in the summer when it's a bit warmer.
We hiked Arthur's Seat, meandered through the old streets, joined in a viking torch procession, and rung in the new year with Scottish bluegrass and tons of bagpipes.
Sooooo many bagpipes!
Amazing holiday, loved spending time with our besties, thankful for the Farrells who welcomed us into their home...
looking forward to exploring more of the UK!
1 comment:
Very nice read, thanks for this blog.
Post a Comment