Month: September 2012
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Protected: Summer vacation on a couple of coasts
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Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. They have sculptures by Joan Miro on at present.
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Staithes
Visited the seaside village of Staithes in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. James Cook (yes the Captain) was once a grocer’s apprentice at William Sanderson’s shop in Staithes, and later moved to Whitby to join the Royal Navy. The sea claimed the grocery store but apparently remnants of the actual store live on in “Captain Cook’s Cottage”.
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Aerial views from Rome to Amsterdam
Took a few pics while flying back to Amsterdam.
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Thornton-le-Dale in North Yorskshire
Spent a few hours in Thornton-le-Dale 🙂 Loved it! The thatched cottage is synonamous with the village 🙂
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Whitby
Went to Whitby in Scarborough once more 🙂 It’s of course famous for Captain James Cook (or Jimmy as I like to call him). Whitby was established around 656 apprently and re-founded in 1078 after the Vikings rolled through and destroyed it. The whalebon arch commorates the whaling industry but is actually a second iteration.
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Robin Hood’s Bay
Lovely afternoon/evening in Robin Hood’s Bay. Didn’t hike there this time. Rumour has it the town itself has a tradition of smuggling of tea, rum, gin, brandy and tobacco from France and the Netherlands, mostly to avoid the duty. Secret passageways link some of the houses. Most of this are reputed from the 1770s. Loads