SALTAIRE.

Last month we took an afternoon trip to explore Saltaire.

It was pretty chilly but we wandered around the church (which was unfortunately closed) guided by Kate and Google, then had a peek at the rows of houses built at the same time as the Mill before heading into the Mill itself. The floors are filled with art, books and homeware some of which was pretty pricey making it easier to resist!  We explored each level before finishing up at the cafe where we of course had coffee and cake before heading home in the dark and thankfully avoiding the rain! A perfect weekend day.

LAUZERTE.

Even though summer is pretty much a distant memory right now, I still have some final photos to share!

During our time in France we took a morning out to Lauzerte, a medieval town about twenty minutes from where we were staying. It was pretty deserted so we were able to wander the street undisturbed. This was one of the few ventures we made and it was well worth the trip. 

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PORTUGAL.

I got back to a slightly chilly and rainy Leeds late on Wednesday after a beautiful five days in a small town called Estoril, half an hour from Lisbon. I managed to squeeze this little trip in around work so this next week is pretty packed but I'm so glad I went. I went with two of my friends, Kate and Faye, and our little holiday was split between the beach and the city and filled with sunbathing, reading, delicious food and a little bit of sight-seeing. This was my first time in Portugal, it was really lovely and I'd happily explore it some more! There was so much to do and just not enough time. Some essentials that made the trip so easy and I'm glad I took with me were the lonely planet pocket guide, my giant sunhat that kept my forehead free from sunburn (a recurrent problem for some reason), my kindle and Birkenstocks.

I've included a few a lot of photos below that I managed to capture. I decided not to take my camera to the beach so most of these pictures are from our days in the city and our evenings. I took some other photos over on instagram see here and had a few more lined up to post until I lost my phone (!) so these will just have to do.

Hope you've had a great week

xx

PASTEL HOUSES IN ESTORIL.

EVENING LIGHT AND BEACH UMBRELLAS.

THESE TWO, THANKS FOR A WONDERFUL TIME!

ADMIRING THE PALM TREES AND SUNSET THE FIRST EVENING.

LISBON, PRAÇA LUÍS DE CAMÕES.

UNDER THE BRIDGE.

 FINDING SOME SHADE IN JARDIM DE SÃO PEDRO DE ALCÂNTARA AFTER CLIMBING A MASSIVE HILL.

THE VIEW FROM THE TOP!

RIDING THE CALÇADA DE GLORIA. ALSO KNOWN AS THE SHORTEST AND MOST EXPENSIVE TRAM RIDE EVER.

RAINBOW CITY.

SOLE PESCA, TINNED FISH TAPAS IN AN OLD FISHING TACKLE SHOP...THEY REALLY WENT TO TOWN ON THE THEME.

 MUCH TASTIER THAN IT SOUNDED.

 OUR LAST EVENING IN THE CITY AT GOLDEN HOUR.

 THE BEST COURTYARD AT SANTO ANTONIO DE ALFAMA.

EXPLORING THE MUSEU COLEÇÂO BERARDO WHICH WAS HUGE AND PACKED FULL OF SCULPTURE, PAINTINGS AND INSTALLATIONS, WISH WE COULD HAVE STAYED LONGER.

 THE WALK HOME FROM THE BEACH.

 REFLECTIONS AND BLURRY BOATS.

 GOODNIGHT PORTUGAL.

KNARESBOROUGH.

Hello there!

I wanted to squeeze in a post before a head to Portugal for a few days(!) so I am back with a few photos of my trip to Knaresborough this week. I spent the afternoon in honour of my friend Faye's birthday visiting Old Mother Shipton's Cave and much too briefly checking out the town. I was slightly underwhelmed with the cave itself but I will most definitely be back to explore Knaresborough some more soon.

xx

THE PETRIFYING WELL, THIS WAS MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN THE ACTUAL CAVE IN MY OPINION.

FLASHBACK TO "BIG", LOVE THAT FILM.

SO PRETTY.

THESE ARCHES!

 THE VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE.

TWO OF MY FAVOURITES, WHAT A PAIR.