Yorkshire

Left London yesterday and took the rented car at 1pm. It was a medium size Vauxhall auto transmission. After refueling, we left for York. As it was my first time driving in the UK, the GPS was highly depended upon and yet it took me almost an hour to find my way out to the motorway.

Driving was fun and the 400 km journey was a breeze with beautiful scenery. We arrived in York at 6 pm. After checking in, we left for Leeds to do some errand and had dinner at subway. By the time we returned to the hotel, it was 9pm. The hotel is an F&B property owned and managed by a family of four with an old English theme.

Driving up North on the motorway

The Ascot, F&B in Yorkshire

A farm along the way to Leeds

Old country house in Leeds

It was cold and raining this morning. Although Yorkshire boasts the highest concentration of stately homes and castles in England, we just managed to take a walk in York city. It’s a beautiful city with many old gothic and medieval buildings.

At noon, we continue our drive to Edinburgh another 400 km up north. The drive was more scenic with open grassland and highland and we stopped more often to enjoy the scenery. After almost 5 hours, we arrived in Edinburgh at 6pm.

The ruin of York city

Street of York

Scenic view along the way to Edinburgh

Border of England and Scotland