Pack the Bag and Bring the Camera: England

A few hours before landing in Manchester. I was so excited!

A typical Yorkshire village. So beautiful!

These actually work, too! They are all over!

York-- It's so pretty!

The York Minster has been here since the 1300's! It is gorgeous inside and out.

Many English cities have signs like this. I think they're really cool!

We climbed to the top of the minster. The view was incredible!

We were walking and all of the sudden we see these ruins! There was no sign or anything!

That was supposed to have bacon... It is ham. (It is healthier, though.)

Pretty much every building with a driveway, parking lot or path has a gate like this in either that pretty blue or black.

The buildings are all so old! This one was bowing out! It wasn't uncommon to see beams or other supports to keep an otherwise unstable structure safe.

Beverley. So pretty. Typical English. Love it.

I literally sent Costa an email asking them to expand to the US. Their "coolers" are unmatched!!

A white phone booth!

Fish 'n' chips! It was really good! Not "fishy" at all! I have yet to see how it compares to the American version.

I even had the opportunity to go to the Preston, England temple! (http://mormon.org/faq/topic/temples/question/use-of-temples)

The temple grounds were immaculate! The landscaping is neat, orderly, and classy.

Later that day we went to Scarborough. It is so cool! There isn't much of a beach, (it was, after all, about 65F in the middle of July.) but the boardwalk-like part is what you can tell draws people most.