Day #96

Merry Christmas Eve from Canterbury! As of now, it is officially Christmas here :) back in our house, we made a little Christmas corner:

I hope Santa likes digestives! I know I sure do.

Alice and I caught our train to York at 8:30, and were there by 11. We began by walking the wall (walls were key), which gave us an incredible view of the city inside. Here's York Minster:

There were even some adorable kids in costume getting ready for the Christmas Eve pagent! Good choice of city, mom.

Then we started the long trek to the University of York. It reminds me a lot of the University of Kent- relatively modern campus (given the age of the city it's named after), uphill from a walled city, and with a fabulous bus system. After the walk there, we gladly bused back. 

LOL THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY WHERE MY MOM STUDIED ABROAD OOPS. But we got in a good walk..... Right.....?

But everything was okay after some tea and soup and crumpets and sandwiches in the Castle Tea Rooms. Warmth radiated through us like holiday music on the radio the day after Thanksgiving.

We walked some more of the wall, saw a lot of the gorgeous city, and caught the train to London a little after 4 before getting the bus back to Canterbury (yup, gotta love that £5 London-Canterbury bus). Walking back wasn't so bad because a) we'd just come from Edinburgh which was FREEZING so this was positively balmy weather and b) I was so excited to show off Canterbury. Somehow, Canterbury feels like home after just three months. When we got back on campus, I showed Alice the view from up the hill with the city lights and the cathedral all lit up... It just doesn't get any better than that.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!