Skipton
There were a lot more photos to add but ran out of time in the hostel. More photos should be on by Wednesday or Thursday next week.
The bus ride from London to Skipton was about 6 hours. Sadly after being on the tour of Europe a bus ride that length didn't seem like anything unusual. About half an hour from Skipton Renee received a call from family in Skipton to say there had been a death within the family. We originally planned on only being in Skipton a couple of days but this changed things a little. We ended up being there just over 1 week. I saw where Renee used to work and live. I met people she used to work with and old friends. They all seemed like nice people. On Monday 10th April we attended the funeral. The Wednesday we left for Manchester.
We arrived and got free shuttle bus to our hotel. The bus driver was one crazy guy. Apparently the bus doesn't brake down because he talks to it. That evening we went through two houses to live in. We renting a room in a house instead of renting a full house. Both houses were nice but the one we chose was bigger, more stuff included, and was cheaper. We now have somewhere to live.
For directions, if you go to the site http://regalstar.co.uk you can see the cats we will be sharing the house with and there's a link to Google Maps or just go to http://maps.google.co..uk/?near=M28%203SG
As I write this its 9:30am on Good Friday. Tonight Renee and I, with my brother Graeme and Gareth are going to see Manchester United play Sunderland. As of yesterday morning the tickets hadn't arrived. I tried calling their ticket line but after being on hold a few minutes decided to hang up as I was on my mobile. We had all day bus passes so actually went to the stadium. After queueing for half an hour we got a good result. The tickets will be reprinted and we can pick them up today.
Graeme and Gareth will be staying overnight in the same hotel we are in. I booked the nights accommodation for them. When we booked our nights I did it online. 49 a night less 5.50 for late booking discount. I asked at the counter about booking the room for Graeme and G and they said ir would be 49 a night. Price I got was because I booked onlne. I said not to worry. I walked 10 feet away and sat in a chair, and pulled out my pda and using the free wireless internet they provide, booked the room for 43.50
Saturday morning we catch the train back to Skipton. All our luggage is still there. We will be there for the long weekend and we coming back on Tuesday to our place of residence for the next 8 months.
The bus ride from London to Skipton was about 6 hours. Sadly after being on the tour of Europe a bus ride that length didn't seem like anything unusual. About half an hour from Skipton Renee received a call from family in Skipton to say there had been a death within the family. We originally planned on only being in Skipton a couple of days but this changed things a little. We ended up being there just over 1 week. I saw where Renee used to work and live. I met people she used to work with and old friends. They all seemed like nice people. On Monday 10th April we attended the funeral. The Wednesday we left for Manchester.
We arrived and got free shuttle bus to our hotel. The bus driver was one crazy guy. Apparently the bus doesn't brake down because he talks to it. That evening we went through two houses to live in. We renting a room in a house instead of renting a full house. Both houses were nice but the one we chose was bigger, more stuff included, and was cheaper. We now have somewhere to live.
For directions, if you go to the site http://regalstar.co.uk you can see the cats we will be sharing the house with and there's a link to Google Maps or just go to http://maps.google.co..uk/?near=M28%203SG
As I write this its 9:30am on Good Friday. Tonight Renee and I, with my brother Graeme and Gareth are going to see Manchester United play Sunderland. As of yesterday morning the tickets hadn't arrived. I tried calling their ticket line but after being on hold a few minutes decided to hang up as I was on my mobile. We had all day bus passes so actually went to the stadium. After queueing for half an hour we got a good result. The tickets will be reprinted and we can pick them up today.
Graeme and Gareth will be staying overnight in the same hotel we are in. I booked the nights accommodation for them. When we booked our nights I did it online. 49 a night less 5.50 for late booking discount. I asked at the counter about booking the room for Graeme and G and they said ir would be 49 a night. Price I got was because I booked onlne. I said not to worry. I walked 10 feet away and sat in a chair, and pulled out my pda and using the free wireless internet they provide, booked the room for 43.50
Saturday morning we catch the train back to Skipton. All our luggage is still there. We will be there for the long weekend and we coming back on Tuesday to our place of residence for the next 8 months.
