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LOVE those dogs!!! The black one is just like one of mine only the one in the photo is a bit bigger than my dog :) House looks fabulous, too!!

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Today was such a BEAUTIFUL day, that I decided it was too nice to stay in doors. So I grabbed my backpack, put in a couple of water bottles, chocolate, crisps and a sandwich and set off. I ended up in York...:rofl: No I didn't walk all the way there, I walked to Rochdale train station and caught the train..and two hours later I was in York, walking around and enjoying the sights. We passed through a few places along the way of course like Bradford, Leeds and Halifax to name a few, and on the way back I took photo's from the train.

So I've posted the photo's onto shutterfly and here is the link if you want to go take a look:

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/w...AcNmbZszatWzow

I will warn you there are about 137 of them...:rofl::rofl: You'll note that some of them look the same. Those are the ones I've taken from a moving train and literally set the camera to take one photo after another. I think it was on a setting to take action shots, so a moving train seemed perfect...lol

I've had a ball today and walked myself stupid..lol But I can cross York off my to-do list. Next weekend I'm going to go to Hebden Bridge, which we passed through on the way to York, because it's so gorgeous that I want to go and spend some time there instead of passing through. Camera in hand of course. :thumbsup:

Hope you enjoy the photo's. It's work again tomorrow, so I'm going to go sit and put my feet up and enjoy my cuppa.. lol

P.S. I got to wear my 'skinny jeans' :) Whoo Hoo! Plus a shirt I've not been able to fasten in a while.. Feeling good!!

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wow, great pictures Looked like the weather was gorgeous. Blue skies and busy streets, everyone out and about enjoying the day. Makes me homesick but so glad you are enjoying yourself and you got to wear your "skinny jeans" yippee. sounds like a great day and then having a cuppa and putting your feet up a good way to end your day. Thanks for sharing your lovely photos with us..

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I thoroughly enjoyed looking at your photos, Linzi :) How lovely to be able to jump on a train, sit back and relax and go wherever you choose. I can't wait to experience that :)

How much has changed for you in just - what is it - five weeks now? WOW!

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Loved the pictures!!! Skinny jeans - yay!!!

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Great pictures.
I can't wait to see it all for myself.

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Good choice. If you have time, take the little local bus (hardly bigger than a minibus) up to the village of Heptonstall above Hebden Bridge, it's a real hidden gem with superlative views, picture perfect cottages, a ruined church in the centre of the village and a couple of good pubs as well. You can walk back down the old pack-horse trail to Hebden Bridge (I've walked it up but it's seriously challenging to the cardiovascular system!).

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Loved the photos, especially the ones from the train!

I really admire the way you are always off out on another adventure!

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Yes it was 5 weeks this past Wednesday.. lol Doesn't time fly when you're having fun?? :rofl: Mr D is going into Leeds next Thursday and as I'll be off work he's asked if I wanted to go with him for a wander. :)

It's absolutely wonderful to just go to the train station and say 'Hmm, wonder where I want to go today'...lol. Plus it was only a 2hr train journey and I can always do the same and pop into London for the weekend..:thumbsup: With planning AND money of course, I'm not limited to where I can go...and it feels WONDERFUL! I feel free for the first time in so long ! It's a truly great feeling!:thumbsup:

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It was just the perfect day to get out and about, and I'm so glad you liked the pictures. I really enjoy taking my camera because I know there are those out there who will appreciate them..lol

I'm still chuffed that I got to wear my skinny jeans..:rofl::rofl: I'm pretty sure I walked with more confidence and I had a 'wiggle' going on...:rofl:

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Glad you liked em love...yep, finally got into my skinny jeans. I was stood in the bedroom looking in the mirror saying 'OMG OMG OMG' every couple of seconds...:rofl: Well they're 'skinny jeans' for me at least.. :thumbsup: One step at a time.. :)

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Won't be long love..and then it will be YOU posting wonderful pictures of all the places you'll be seeing and I will be the one commenting about how great they are and wanting to go see for myself..:rofl: Soon....very soon!:thumbsup:

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I saw the little buses while I was at the train station, so I don't think I'd risk walking UP, at least not until I'm a lot fitter than I am now.:rofl: I saw people coming down, at least I think they were coming down from somewhere because they had hiking boots on and backpacks. If you're at the station looking towards Leeds or at least in the direction the train is going towards Leeds, they were on the left hand side. I can't wait - it's going to be fun! Thanks for the suggestions too love.. I've written it all down so I know where I'm going and what I'm looking for. :thumbsup: Plus I'll have my camera at the ready to give me an excuse to pause and snap photo's as well as rest the cardiovascular system.. :rofl::rofl:

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Well apart from the £20 it cost for the return ticket from Rochdale to York, I didn't spend a penny. I'd packed a lunch and some drinks etc and I was off. It was a great way to spend the day and I definitely got to see some beautiful countryside. I feel that now that I'm home I'm truly free to do what I want and when the weather is as lovely as it was that day - staying indoors just doesn't seem an option. There'll be plenty of time to stay indoors and curl up with a good book when it's raining - although knowing me, even the rain won't stop me going out - it hasn't so far.. :rofl: Not the best weather for taking photo's though. :)

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I can't wait to get back to this feeling of being free!!! I know exactly what you mean!!!

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Did you hear the news about Windsong? So happy, she'll be back snapping pics hopefully this year.

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Yes I just read the news.. how simply wonderful for her! I'm so pleased ! This is what I get for not having time to catch up on everyone's posts...lol What a simply wonderful Christmas present too...to be back in Edinburgh, to be with her long lost love, to have the pets with her.. Gosh...sounds like something out of a novel. One happy ending coming up! :thumbsup:

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:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

I am SO, SO lucky!!!!!!! To be able to go back home is a miracle in itself but to have him, too - that's a double miracle!!! ;)

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Indeed I will!!! Before you know it!! :)

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WhoFan,

Five days without a posting from you. Very unusual. Whats up?

Cheers

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She's busy walking up hill and down dale and losing tons of weight I think :)

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Hi Cheers,

Sorry love, unusual for me isn't it? :rofl: Let me see, working for four of those days, the 5th day doing housework and laundry and catching up on sleep.:rofl: Then the next day off on one of my 'treat me' days out. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

I sometimes think people won't bother reading anymore because they're no longer 'first updates' :rofl::eek: So might have to start a blog instead..lol

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You're not kidding...will need to invest in a set of scales just to check.:rofl:

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Ohh, it's STILL a first update :) You've got a year to go yet before it becomes "old hat" :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

And even after one year - or even two - we will STILL read it!!!!

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Thanks love! :) :thumbsup: I'm creating a blog, but it's still a work in progress.

http://mylifeinpicturesfromthestart.wordpress.com At least I've started it, and uploading all the photo's will be time consuming because it will only let me do them one at a time. At least so far. I'll do some more investigating to see if I can upload multiple photo's.. LOL

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Wow that is so interesting:) I can't wait for the rest.
Thanks for giving us an update of your whereabouts.

Cheers

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:)OK, I'm an idiot - how do we subscribe to your blog? Love it , by the way :thumbsup:

OK, figured it out. Made a comment and am now subscribed :)

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I must admit it's hard doing it from memory....I wish I'd done it from the start and then been able to write daily - whereas now I'm having to write it all down, so there's months worth of things I have to write..lol. Plus all the photo's. Hope I'm doing a good enough job with it? I was a bit slack this afternoon writing what I have so far, and think I left out bits - but not important things. I'll do better with my next entries.. :rofl::thumbsup:

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Yay...you're my first.. lol :) Thanks love...more to be put in there tomorrow when I'm more awake to concentrate..:rofl:

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Love it already :-)

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Awww thanks love. :) I'm in the process of uploading multiple photo's as we speak..lol. There's 33 of them and I guess they'll go in the gallery. But will learn more about that as I experiment... lol

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Hooray you've got a blog! Excellent!

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I'm enjoying it too :). Now that I've figured out how to upload more than one photo lol. Will write day 2 tomorrow because that's when I spent the day in London. :)

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It is lovely! And the same thing (forgetting details) is why I'm keeping a blog starting now - before we even get there! LOL!

Love ALL your pictures and updates - keep it up, eh!

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Pondhopper2014,

I'd love to read your blog too, could you post a link?

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http://pondhopper2014.wordpress.com is mine... but no pictures of the UK yet (except the header, which is Chatsworth House, I took that picture when we were there in 2010) - working on that. :)

Do you have a blog too? I love the blog idea, not only does it allow the passing of information around, but it encourages (like this place does) and inspires!

:)

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pondhopper2014,

Thanks for the link to your blog! I will enjoy following along as you get ready to move. I love reading all these expat blogs!

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I am also enjoying reading the blogs, thankyou

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What I like on here as opposed to elsewhere is you dont get the sad naysayers jumping on these threads trying to piss on people parades.
A great read.