VISIT YORKSHIRE - PART V / THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

If one can find some time between the drinks and the meals, there are also lots of other activities in Yorkshire.


THE MOORS

The most obvious way to start. Moors and more moors in Ilkley.

The rock on the left is the cow and the one on the right is the calf. Or was it the other way around...

Cow... Calf.... SHEEP!!!!! On the way home one sits in the car and realises she does not have one single photo of a sheep. One is disappointed and lets everyone in the car know it too. And who would've thought after the next turn there's a sheep standing in the middle of the road. Right in front of the car, just waiting to be photographed. Dänks!

SIGHTSEEING

Always a delightful option. One could for example visit the Dortmund Square in Leeds.

EXCURSION

As soon as one finally finds the right platform and the right train, it's very relaxing. Why not take a trip to Sheffield.

Sheffield train station

SHOPPING

If one must. Having a cider in between helps. Or one can do some shopping between the ciders. Even better.

The new shopping mall Trinity Leeds

CINEMA

Go and see some good motion pictures!

Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds

Gone Girl
The Babadook

MUSICAL

This is a must. Any musical, any time, any where... 

Rock of Ages

Sheffield Lyceum Theatre

FESTIVITY 

And of course one can always have a party. 

For a good party you need someone who has a reason to celebrate - for example his 20 years in England:

It does not hurt to have something to drink:

You also need food, preferably made by the lovely sis-in-law:

Don't forget to have a sister who always has the urge to give a speech:

"It was back in 1994 when Terry told he's leaving on a jetplane to England and don’t know when he’ll be back again… Well, he might've said he'll be back in six months and now as those six months have passed more or less, it's time to partyyyyyyyy!!!!!"

That's it folks. Nothing more to see here!

You can go home now...

DÄNKS AND FAREWELL!

VISIT YORKSHIRE - PART IV / CLASSY

Some of us are classy enough to have their own confectionery. At least in Ilkley.

Could this be the classiest Tea Room ever? Also in Ilkley.

Oui, c'est avec goût, l'hôtel du chocolat à Leeds. The classiest cocoa ever!

Remember one being kissed by the waiter??? Ciao bello!!!

13th floor dress code: "Baht 'at" - sir, could you please remove your hat. And please do have a seat... Don't forget to enjoy the view!

If one still has some money left after all this, one could spend it on champagne. And one did.

And it's all not really that expensive, even if it's royal. Here at the Queens Bar one can get a pint of cider for 5 pounds. 

A note for the Finnish readers - suom.huom! Koska olemme niin kovin hienostuneita, niin emme tietenkään kertaakaan olleet SOOSISSA.

VISIT YORKSHIRE - PART III / PUBLIC HOUSEZ

Now, let us take a closer look to some of the pubs in Yorkshire. If you don't have the insider tips like one has, you might take your pick on the pub map (not to be confused with the tube map).

We'll start our orderaround on "Ilkla Mooar Baht 'at" (well, the hubby did have his hat on, but here in the countryside it's okay).

A cow and a half... Sorry, Cow & Calf is the name of this lovely public house. You should go. Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette did: Ilkley goes Hollywood.

Virpi-stars for the Cow & Calf *****-
(the little minus for this place being too far away)

The insider tips in the city of Leeds are the pubs Ship Inn and Angel Inn. You should go. We did.

Virpi-stars for The Ship Inn ****

Virpi-stars for The Angel Inn ****

The meaning of life can be found in the gents.

The Frog & Parrot in Sheffield is the place for the best pub food ever, very friendly service and nice decoration ideas. You should go. Some of us did.

Virpi-stars for the Frog & Parrot *****-
(the little minus for the mash turning into chips)

It's time to end our bar-hopping in the bar Hop.

Virpi-stars for Hop ****
(it could've been more, but please, one don't want to be offered Swedish cider in a Leeds pub)

Coming up next something completely different, i.e. more sophisticated and more expensive.