York

Recently, me and a good friend escaped for a few days to the wonderful little city of York. The cobbled streets and buildings full of character really make York a lovely place to visit, the minster by far is the most impressive of these buildings and that was our first port of call whilst strolling around. We then, of course, hit the shops. A night out was on the cards that night and the next morning began with a trip to York dungeons, I can confirm that the experience was terrifying, more so than I expected. I sound like a wimp but seriously, although it was so fun and the live actors were amazing, me and my friend clung on to each other the whole way, the dark is definitely not our favourite thing. We recovered with a pub lunch and strolled along the river, deciding to take a boat ride. Boat rides are my favourite thing so it was nice to relax before heading to a Pimms afternoon tea at a riverside bar, my first experience of afternoon tea and my first experience of Pimms wasn't too bad at all. After sitting chatting for a good while it was time to say goodbye to York and catch the train, which could've done without the major storm and delays. Overall, a fun filled two days indeed.

Rachael x

July 2014

July is always my favourite month and this year was no different. The first two weeks were spent in Tenerife with Lee which you can read about here and here, my 19th birthday shortly followed which consisted of a family Sunday roast in a local restaurant and a night at the bowling alley followed by multiple games of air hockey in the arcade (my favourite) and our favourite takeaway. July was also the month that the race for life took place, despite the track being extremely muddy there was a great atmosphere and I managed to raise over £400 for Cancer Research. I finished in 45 minutes which is a similar time to when I previously ran the 5K, it was just too muddy to run for at least half of the track, I even witnessed a few shoes getting stuck in the mud. 

Other than that I have spent July enjoying the lovely weather with some trips out and BBQs, there were two cinema trips (Begin again - a great, feel good movie and Hercules - I tagged a long with Lee not expecting much but I actually rather enjoyed watching the old Greek based movie!), nights in with the girls, way too much chocolate cake, way too many takeaways and more housework than I am used too when I had to look after my house for two weeks. Now I have two days in York to look forward too, please let me know if you know of some good places to visit in York! How was your July?

Rachael x