Road Trip: Portsmouth and Southampton

This time we hit the road and it turned out to be one hell of a crazy weekend with 18 people and 4 cars!! Enjoy the photos!! :)

York

York is a historic little town in Yorkshire, about an hour away from Leeds. It used to be a Viking capital in the 10th century and continued to be an important city in the north in the 11th century. The main attraction in York is the York Minister which is northern Europe's largest cathedral and attracts a large number of tourists and pilgrims alike. It is both a cathedral and a minister and is built in the shape of the cross symbolizing the most important Christian belief: that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins. The guided tour helps discover the history while absorbing the beauty and the architecture with the stories immortalized in stone and stained glass. It also houses a tower with 275 spiral steps from where you get the best views of York and the neighbouring countryside.

Happy New Year!!

Christmas in UK is beautiful and the decoration starts as early as October. In Leeds the Christmas lights were officially switched on in November itself and there was a German market that went on for a month housing fun rides, food and various other stalls.

I am going Home!! :)

As I write this looking out of my little airplane window watching the sun lighting up the horizon, remembering the past one week and how it passed by in a blur..... After a 4 hour coach ride, 10 hours of camping on Heathrow, some duty free retail therapy and a 13 hour flight with a 'run to catch the next flight' transfer at Doha when the plane finally descended upon Mumbai the feeling of being back home was great.