Amelia's Travels: London, Brighton and the Yorkshire Moors

Outside Once

After the Cotswolds I headed to London to spend time with Cryssie. We had a wicked time. We went to a show called Once which was incredible, we attended a Jamie Oliver cooking class which was heaps of fun, and explored the local markets which were funky.

Jamie's cooking lesson, and the results

At Spitalfields markets

On our last day before heading north for Christmas, we decided to do a day trip to Brighton. It was such a cool little city. We went first to the Royal Pavillion, expecting it to take us an hour, maybe two, and came out more than three hours later in the dark. Aside from being a fascinating tour in itself, we buddied up with a couple of the guides who took us into rooms and places unrestored and not open to the public. It was wicked! We saw behind secret doors and climbed up inside the tallest dome to see the 360 degree views across Brighton and out to the sea. Frustratingly, we couldn't take any photos at all inside the palace, so we will have to count on our memories to hold on tight to the places we explored.

The Royal Pavillion with its heavy Oriental influence

Christmas onesie!

We then trained up to Yorkshire, which was a hectic experience, as most of the trains had been cancelled due to a forecasted storm and the overflow of passengers were told to get our train. While I was waiting to board I was ambushed by Sky News who interviewed me about going away for Christmas. I was rather flustered and surprised by the spontaneous interview, much too early in the morning for me.

Up in Yorkshire we went to Scarborough for Mel's birthday on the 24th, and then before we knew it, Christmas had arrived. We've spent the week exploring local villages and towns, going to the beach, playing games, chatting and laughing, and eating lovely food. Sadly, we didn't get the snowy white Christmas we had hoped for, but as the fog was so low and thick one day, and everything seemed like a large white canvas, I'm claiming it.