Day trip time and Dad had promised to take Mum to York. Imagine a city with Roman roots and a Viking past, where ancient walls surround contemporary independent shops and vibrant eateries… well… welcome to York, voted the best place…
Dublin over in laughter // Summer 2017
Not that you can tell from the photos, but we visited Dublin in Summer. It was end of June and Mum’s treat for Dad’s 40th birthday. Yeah… he is old, I know! We landed in Dublin fairly early and the…
All Roads Lead to Leeds // February 2017
We were in Leeds to see 65daysofstatic, which I’ll tell you about on another post, but we arrived in town early and had a full day to explore first. After a nice breakfast at Bella Italia on Briggate, we went…
Life’s a beach when you’re in Formby
It’s early June and well into summer, but nobody told the weatherman as it is pretty awful today! Where is the sunshine! Today we were off to Formby, a small town in Merseyside, England, 14 miles north of Liverpool and…
Do not feed the animals at Welsh Mountain Zoo, Colywn Bay, Wales
Part two of Mum’s names day treat and a trip to the zoo. Mum loves animals so Dad couldn’t go wrong with this could he???? The Welsh Mountain Zoo is a zoological garden located near the town of Colwyn Bay…
The time did not drag-on at Conwy Castle, Wales
Part one of Mum’s names day treat and we were off to Wales, the country of my birth. In Poland, for some people their names day is sometimes more important than their birthday, so Dad had to try and do…
Don’t throw the bear out with the Bath water
On our way back from Bristol we decided to stop off in Bath, just 11 miles to the south-east. Bath is the largest city in the county of Somerset, England and known for its Roman-built baths. It is in the…
Bristol is alright my luvver! // August 2016
We were in Bristol for ArcTanGent, a music festival for alternative genres of rock like Mum’s favourite, post rock, but I’ll tell you all about that in another post. We’d spent Friday there and decided to stay an extra day…
Living on the edge… of Alderley
The humans had visited The Edge earlier in the year, when my Mum’s best friend was visiting from Poland. As they forgot to take me with them 😭, they promised we could go back again, but it wasn’t until the…
But I don’t need a Matlock Bath
To celebrate a year together, Dad had a surprise for Mum, which was a trip out to Matlock Bath, a village in Derbyshire, England. It lies in the Peak District, south of Matlock and approximately halfway between Buxton and Derby.…