I have been really busy since my last post. Preparing for my finals is one of the things that has been keeping me busy. My finals at Leeds are all in essay format, so I have been spending some time organizing my research for those essays. I have also been spending time some time finalizing my Easter break plans. I will officially be going to Italy, Poland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Ireland, and Scotland! I can’t wait to start traveling!
On March 22st, I went to my first football (soccer) match in the UK! It was really fun, and Leeds United won the match! I’m going to continue where I left off in the last post, and talk about a couple other places I have visited while embarking on this study abroad journey!
The end of the match between Leeds and Millwall.
Nottingham
On March 1st, my friends and I went to Nottingham. Nottingham is the home of Robin Hood! While in Nottingham, we visited the Nottingham Castle. It was really interesting to see, and had very nice views of the city. Afterwards, we walked around for a bit before heading to Wollaton Park. This park is where we found the Wollaton Mansion (now a museum). This mansion is the exact mansion that used in the third Batman movie with Christian Bale! The mansion was beautiful, and the park was also very nice. Nottingham is a nice place to visit and has many other attractions for people to visit!
My friends and I outside the area of the Nottingham Castle.
The Wollaton Mansion!
Whitby
I visited Whitby, UK on March 15th with a few friends through the company Tour Outdoor. They are Leeds based touring company that takes people on tours of different places in the UK. Whitby is a beautiful coastal town, and famous for its association with Captain Cook. While in Whitby, we were given the opportunity to explore on our own before the organized tours. We decided to go to the Dracula Experience in Whitby. It is believed that Dracula is buried somewhere in Whitby! After walking around the beach and having lunch, we got a tour of the church and Whitby Abbey (located next to the church). Afterwards, we walked along the cliffs before heading to Robin Hood’s Bay. We were given a great ghost tour of Robin Hood’s Bay! It was funny and creepy at the same time. Look out for your doppelganger after visiting Robin Hood’s Bay! The tour was great and was a lot of fun. I actually wrote this entire post on the way to Lindisfarne and Bamburgh with the guys from Tour Outdoor and the rest of the tour group for their Offshore Special Tour!
Whitby, UK!
Whitby Abbey
Making Sandcastles on the beach!
I began my Easter break travels April 1st (tomorrow)! I will post about my second tour with Tour Outdoor when I return from Part 1 of my Easter break journey!
If anyone is in Leeds and interested, here is the link to Tour Outdoor!
Cheers
~Jazmin
Location: Leeds, UK
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