After a stop at the nearby pastry shop, we headed back to the airport to pick up a rental car. Mike had left his poster canister in our hotel closet, so we had to take two trains back to the hotel to retrieve it! We locked our belongings in the trunk of the rental car at Avis before returning, so that made the journey back less burdensome.
This was Mike's first attempt at driving in the UK, so it was a bit unnerving driving on the left side of the road! Naturally, we arrived in Leeds later than anticipated, but we made it here safe and sound and found our dorm room at Charles Morris Hall at the University of Leeds. The room is quite small, but at least the bed seems wider than a twin. We ate breakfast and lunch at the Refectory on campus, just a few blocks from our dorm. The food's okay but certainly nothing to brag about.
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| Our last meal at this Pret A Manger pastry shop |
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| These flowers are SO PRETTY on this white corner building |
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| One of many subway trains ("tubes") we rode in London |
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| Mike forgot his sandwich and had to run back to the pastry shop! |
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After picking up our rental car, driving and especially turning
on the LEFT side of the road just feels weird! |
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| Divided highways are great, but driving in the city is much more challenging! |
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| There's my hunky, brave driver (who was in dire need of a haircut!) |
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| Our cramped dorm room in Charles Morris Hall at the University of Leeds |
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A cluster of original textile buildings on the Leeds University campus
There's something not right about the statue though... |
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| Beautiful landscaping around the old buildings in Leeds |
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| The Red Chille Asian restaurant in Leeds where we ate dinner our second night |
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Millennium Square is a gorgeous memorial garden
dedicated to the life of Nelson Mandela |
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| Can't get enough of these amazing structures AND their landscapes |
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| Another phone booth--this time in Leeds |
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| These spiraling flowers and pots were so pretty! |
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