Angel of the North with Kadda and Bee

I haven't updated my blog in awhile because I've been studying and working and while that's all well and good, it doesn't make for very good pictures.

A few weeks ago, before all the snow arrived in Newcastle, Kadda, Bee and I went to go check out the Angel of the North. It is a really big steel statue and tourist attraction.

The statue is exactly how you would imagine it. It was nice to see, but we got bored of it pretty quickly.

Luckily, I had my camera so our visit to the angel turned into a photo shoot!

Bee is a dentist and PhD candidate. But even more impressively, she's a climber - rocks, trees, you name it, she'll climb it. :P

Kadda and Bee are roommates. :)

My turn to climb the tree! I didn't make it very far. But I sure tried!

Time to test the camera colour swap function.

Kadda is going to be an excellent teacher. As you can see, she's authoritative and fun!

And here's me!

It was a lovely afternoon for a photo shoot. And now we can check off the Angel of the North from our 'must see' list.

Edinburgh, Scotland

For Halloween Scott and I went to Edinburgh for the weekend. This video is a summary of our trip. It is also my first attempt at video editing (my geeky side on display). I hope you like it!

Chatsworth House - as seen in Pride and Prejudice (2005)

This weekend I went to visit Scott. For my visit, he planned a trip to the English countryside to see Chatsworth House. You've probably seen Chatsworth House before. It was Mr. Darcy's Pemberley in the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice and it was also in the Duchess.

We toured the house and the gardens, both were stunning. This was the first room we saw, the dining room.

The house had quite an art collection - paintings, statues, modern, traditional...you name it, they had it. This was one of my favourites. The statue is white marble, even the veil.

A view of the grounds from the window. We were lucky and just missed the rain.

I took this picture because it reminded me of Harry Potter. I should note that most things in Britain remind me of Harry Potter.

A gorgeous library! Both mine and Scott's favourite room of the house.

After the interior, we went to see the gardens which had some modern art features.

Scott and I never go anywhere without a food plan. Today it was crackers and cheese and chocolate champagne truffles picked up from the gift shop. *heaven*

After snacks, we tried our luck in the maze, but failed. We're convinced there wasn't an attainable centre. This disappointment was lessened by the lovely water features.

The next day we went on the Sheffield-eye. According to Scott, it's less of an engineering feat than the London-eye not only because of its size, but because in London, the pods are on the outside of the frame.

On our way up! And the end of our lovely weekend!