Monday, November 16, 2009

Pictures from my Walk



I finally kept my promise and took my camera with me on a stroll to Kirkstall Abbey. I didn't even make it around to the front before my batteries died, though! Here's what I captured before that:



The entrance to the park. Lovely running paths!



Abandoned tracks. Leeds has a rich coal mining history. Could these tracks be remnants of that?



The River Aire at the Weir. (The Kirkstall Abbey is directly behind me from this persective.)



Entrance to the Weir. Ghetto fabulous?



The Abbey ruins



Note the tiny bench in the bottom right for perspective. This is just a corner of the Abbey.


I still can't believe that this is just steps away from my home...

5 comments:

  1. the abandoned tracks are actually from a privately owned little tourist railway. Formerly that might have had some industrial use, but until a few years ago they were running small trains for people there for one £. I saw it runningin summer 2006.

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  2. Cool, thanks for the info! Too bad they're not still running. That sounds like it would have been a fun way to explore the area.

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  3. Fabulous views Sarah! You are so lucky to be there! Enjoy your time and recharge those batteries!

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  4. What a gorgeous abbey! I have visited Leeds and spent several weeks just north of the city near Harrogate. You are in a very beautiful part of the UK!

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  5. Your pictures are lovely. You certainly know how to frame a shot!

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