The all day breakfast

 

On the long drive home from Leeds I couldn't resist the all day breakfast at the motorway service station. Naughty, but I couldn't care less!.  

Kirkstall Abbey

I have just spent a few days in Leeds, Yorkshire looking after my youngest grandson aged 18mths and the dog whilst my son and d-i-l had a couple of days away. I am not that familiar with the area as they haven't lived there that long so I decided to take my grandson to Kirkstall Abbey just a short bus ride from where they live.

The Cistercian monastery was founded c1150 and continued as an abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII in 1539. It is set in what is now a public park with a Visitors' Centre. museum cafe and playground.
 

It was very impressive even though the weather was not kind to us. We did manage to dodge the showers with the help of an excellent cafe on site. Obviously my grandson wasn't in the least interested in some old ruin but he did enjoy the slide and the swings in the playground.

sharing with Through my lens

Spring

 

Woke up to a covering of snow this morning. 

Crystal Palace

The Crystal Palace National Sports Centre and Athletic stadium were created in the 1960s and it is still used to host a number of events today.  The sports centre  is situated in  Crystal Palace park in South London. The park was created for the relocation of Crystal Palace which had held the Great Exhibition in  Hyde Park in 1851. The large glass and iron structure was opened by Queen Victoria in 1854. Sadly it was destroyed by fire in 1936

A train station was opened close by in 1854 to transport people to and from the Palace.

Today trains from the station take you into Central London.