It all began in Hull

                                  

Next up on my list was Hull, full name Kingston on Hull. I went on Monday it was a nice train ride. I arrived in town and started looking, I spotted a fish and chips place and put the location in my mind. Hull was founded in 1292 as Wyke-Upon-Hull.  I headed to the old town and visited Hull Minster it was quiet interesting. I had some ice cream and then looked at some interesting statues high on a wall very colorful. Then walked back to the fish and chip place. Headed back to Leeds.  

                                        Loved the colorful phone booths

The last day I spent in Leeds, there wasn't much to do so just wandered around. Had a nice kebab meal and sat and listened to some musician playing.  Leeds near the train station was quiet torn up. My hotel was nearby but I had to go around to get to it.  On my way to the station a woman near my hotel took my suitcase and walked almost 2 blocks to the station. I was asking where the train left from and the woman working there told me to sit and wait and she came a escorted me to the train I was limping a bit so thats why everyone was so kind.

                                                                            interesting Legs

                                                                my hotel with construction

 

Knaresborough delightful Spa town

I had seen a photograph of the bridge in Knaresborough and decided I wanted to check it out in person. I stayed a few days in Leeds because it was nearby. I was trying to decided between Sunday and Monday thank God Sunday won because they had a major flood from rain on Monday flash flood. It was quite an interesting market town. The views of the famous Viaduct were amazing, but my knees were so so I decided against walking down to the river Nidd and just enjoyed the views from above. I then walked to the center of town and it was pretty. There were statues of Mother Shipton who was a famous soothsayer and Blind Jack, he was famous for building roads despite being blind from the age 6. I was hungry and went in search of a fish and chips it was a bit of walk but I  enjoyed seeing other parts of the town.    

                                                                Mother Shipton

                                                               Blind Jack

                                    

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Nottingham and Newark on Trent

                                                

Next up a trip to Nottingham famous for being the home of the legendary Robin Hood. I arrived and looked around the town a bit and had an ice cream come good ole whippy dippy, and went in search of the Castle. It was quiet an uphill hike and that's when I found Robin hood statues all around.  Then I headed to visit Ye Old Trip to Jerusalem which is pub that was established in 1189 making it (so they say) the oldest pub in England. I went in and just bought a coke, it was interesting to look around.

                                            

                                        

The last day in Lincoln I decided to go to Newark on Trent.  It was a cool day and looked like rain. I walked into town and visited a church and then further on walked I liked the black and whites , but then it started to rain. I found the castle ruins looked around a bit  but the rain got heavier so I decided to head back to town tried to find something to eat and then just gave up and headed back to Lincoln and luckily the fish and chip place was open so had a lovely meal.