Scotland 2012 London-York

Jacque came up with the idea of the United Kingdom for a summer vacation, and after some research we decided Scotland was probably more our cup of tea. We flew into London on the red eye, and went straight to the rental car. I knew we would be driving on the wrong side of the road, and I knew we would be driving from the wrong side of the car. I didn't know it would be a straight drive. No sleep and no practice, we were immediately thrown into London Airport traffic with their round a bouts and skinny roads. It was intense to say the least, but we got it done with help from the whole family. Jacque could never get use to sitting on the left and not driving. Many times she would look up, scream, and grab for the steering wheel.
We drove straight to our Bed and Breakfast in a small fishing village on the east coast of England called (?). The place was right on the beach.

Streets of York

We did some beach combing and explored downtown. The next day we went to visit our first castle. After looking back, it was one of my favorites. It was located in a small village that was post card beautiful landscape. Hardly anyone was there, but it had some unique history. The next day we were off to York, England.

The drives on the east coast of  England are a wonderful experience and so different from America. There are no huge cites or towns, it's just village after village and field after field. We stopped at pubs on the side of the road for lunch and a beer. 

York was magnificent. The entire city feels like a giant museum. I could feel the history in my bones. The ancient city wall, the cobble stone streets, the old shoppes, etc. give the feel that maybe times were better bad then. Jacque and Sager got a chance to climb to the top of the cathedral and look out over the city.