EnglantiGildersome53°45’34” N 1°37’51” W
25. toukokuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Jake dropped us off at our first house sit in Gildersome, near Leeds. The owners are a family with three boys between the ages of 8 and 13, who are vacationing in Orlando. It's a very comfortableLue lisää
EnglantiGildersome53°45’33” N 1°37’55” W
26. toukokuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Gildersome is a small community with a lovely green (park) in the center. Right now it is decorated with British flags for the upcoming Queen's Platinum Jubilee. There is one grocery store, a clinic,Lue lisää
EnglantiMorleyChurwell53°45’33” N 1°35’23” W
31. toukokuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
The city cemetery has old and new graves, many with toppled headstones. In some cases the headstones have been purposely laid down so they don't fall over. But why don't they put new footings underLue lisää
EnglantiMorleyChurwell53°45’33” N 1°35’23” W
31. toukokuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
The village is getting decked out: hanging British flags along the main throughfare and the Green, and planting lots of flowers. The school children have made posters about Queen Elizabeth II, whichLue lisää
EnglantiMorleyChurwell53°45’33” N 1°35’23” W
30. toukokuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
We still don't have a car, so I'm walking around the neighborhood. Besides walking on sidewalks along the streets, there are also lots of footpaths both in town and out in the country. Gildersome isLue lisää
EnglantiLeeds53°47’59” N 1°32’46” W
10. kesäkuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
We took the Park and Ride bus to Leeds city center for some more exploring.
There are so many variations of architecture!
Also saw another interesting Victorian pub, Duck and Drake, which has atLue lisää
EnglantiLeeds53°47’59” N 1°32’55” W
10. kesäkuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
The Corn Exchange, built in 1863, was where trading of corn and other commodities took place. It is elliptical in shape with skylights so buyers could examine the grain on the sellers' desks. In 1990Lue lisää
EnglantiBradfordShipley53°50’9” N 1°46’27” W
8. elokuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Saltaire, a World Heritage site, is a complete and well-preserved industrial village of the second half of the 19th century. It is named after Sir Titus Salt, who built the huge textile mill andLue lisää
EnglantiLeeds53°47’56” N 1°33’9” W
1. kesäkuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
We took the bus down the hill and into the city of Leeds. It's so much nicer than trying to drive in the city, and try to find parking which is usually expensive. Besides, we get to see the area fromLue lisää
EnglantiLeeds53°47’54” N 1°32’30” W
27. toukokuuta 2022, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Took a trip down to Elland Road today, the home of my favourite football team Leeds United. The stadium is in a really bad shape and it needs a lot of money put back into it.
After the visit to theLue lisää
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Matkaaja They are very entertaining!