Adventures in York and London with Kelleigh

My childhood friend Kelleigh came over to visit for her first international trip. It was just in time too because as soon as she arrived, we found out that she was actually pregnant! She was such a trooper and we had an amazing time traveling with her. We also had fun coming up with nicknames for her growing baby. We will always have a softspot for "LG" or "Large Grape." =)

Brian and Kelleigh with large grapes =)

We started off our trip by doing a roadtrip over to York, a well-known walled city in England with an amazing cathedral. In fact, York Cathedral is one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Northern Europe. It was definitely one of the most impressive ones we have seen, which says a lot because cathedrals are everywhere around Europe!

Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate and it was rainy and cold all weekend. I felt awful because the weather in England hadn't been bad, so I told Kelleigh just to pack a light jacket which definitely wasn't enough. We ended up touring the charity shops of York and finding new coats to help us survive the weekend. We made the most if it though and still managed to explore a lot of the city and walk the ancient walls. Here are some of our favorite pictures from the weekend.

Brian and I in front of York Cathedral

Walking the ancient walls

Brian playing on the ancient walls in York

With our constant accessories that weekend - umbrellas!

Taking a break from the rain

After York, Kelleigh and I did a quick trip over to London where we explored Buckingham Palace (I had only been once before because the palace is only open certain weeks each year), the Tower of London, St. James' Park, and of course the Parliament/Big Ben area. We also decided at the last minute to see Wicked. We had both seen it before, but there was an afternoon matinee available and we just couldn't resist seeing it again.