02-JUL-2008
Walking near Wensleydale
We hiked with Anne from Blubberhouses through Wensleydale - lovely views and lots of sheep.
02-JUL-2008
Six miles later...
Colorful grasses near the end of the hike.
02-JUL-2008
Purple trumpets
Foxglove was in bloom across England and Scotland for the duration of our visit.
03-JUL-2008
Kirkstall Abbey
This is Kirkstall Abbey, also Cistercian, near Leeds. Built in the late 12th century, this was the best-preserved abbey of our trip. We also visited the Abbey House Museum, which re-creates several streets from late Victorian Leeds.
03-JUL-2008
Inside Kirkstall
Detail of the Kirkstall abbey nave.
03-JUL-2008
Dress up!
Monk Richard, Kirkstall Abbey.
04-JUL-2008
At last, a conference
Keble College, Oxford, where Janet's conference took place. We travelled by train from Leeds to Oxford. The college itself was peaceful enough (but for 500 academics), but the streets of Oxford were overrun by tourists...
06-JUL-2008
Skeletons and trusses
The Museum of Natural History in Oxford. After the conference, we took the bus back to London, where we spent the Sunday afternoon watching the Wimbledon final with Nick and Katharine.