Leeds!

We decided on Leeds, which was actually really good because it was cheap (train there and back £10 versus £40 to Birmingham), easy (only 40 minutes on the fastest train), and lovely (see below)!

It was so nice to just decide at the train station which train to take and where. I haven't done that before!

The train was quite full when we got on, so two of us had to stand in the corridor. However, it wasn't long until we heard "Ladies, want to sit down?" We turned and saw two middle-aged-but-slightly-chavvy guys offering their seats to us. Ulrika said "You don't mind?" and they said "Yeah, we do, but go ahead anyway". So we did (and thanked them a lot)!

We didn't really have any plan on what we wanted to do -- the main thing was to visit a new place! The city centre was quite compact and it didn't take long to go from one place to another, which was a nice surprise since I think Leeds is one of the largest cities in England. We were happy just strolling, looking around, sitting down for coffee, and of course, shopping!

I got some useful stuff, like an Audrey Hepburn wall calendar for next year. Also a stapler, holepunch, hat, and mittens. Oh, and a jewellery box. And an umbrella (my £1 one broke and then I lost it too). I was also on the look for proper shoes for winter, because I only have canvas ones at the moment and they're not very warm/waterproof. I didn't find anything yet, but Sheffield is not too shabby shopping-wise, either.

We had late lunch/early dinner (or lunner) at Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurant. It was really nice! I got the best carbonara I've had so far!

All in all, I think the trip was very successful! There are a few places that I'd really like to visit during this year, so I imagine this sort of thing will happen more often. I could go to Leeds again too, though!

I had a great day, and it will be nice to have another day of weekend left, even if I have to do some work. But here's a sign for conclusion.

Tämän päivän vietin suurimmaksi osaksi Leedsissä, jonne junamatka kesti vain 40 minuuttia. Se on jonkin verran pohjoisempana kuin Sheffield. Tarkoituksena oli lähinnä kierrellä ja nähdä jokin uusi paikka, mikä tosiaankin tuli koettua! Meillä ei ollut mitään suunnitelmaa ehkä siksikin, että osa meistä luuli vielä tänä aamuna menevänsä tänään Birminghamiin. Mielestäni teimme kuitenkin täysin oikean valinnan, koska Leedsiin pääsi 30 puntaa halvemmalla. Birminghamiinkin olisi kuitenkin kiva mennä jossain vaiheessa, vaikka naapurikämpän brittityttö olikin toista mieltä. Jo melko lähistöllä on useampi paikka, jossa haluaisin käydä, kuten Nottingham ja York. Oli kyllä oikein mukava reissu, ja olen edelleen yli yhdeltätoista illalla jotakuinkin täynnä Jamie Oliverin carbonarasta.