so, i have neglected this blog for a while, but i aim to fix it.
i took a few trips that i have spoken about, and it's high time that i put some pictures up to go along with those wonderful places.
^ these are my friends nissa, miles, nell, and caite. we are partying in my room. fun times with scissors!
let's start with manchestertown:
^ manchester city limits.
^ manchester: china town. basically the street of the "asian buffet." all you can eat. no one does asian like manchester.
^ this was an old man with a microphone and a boombox, dancing in the street. as you can see a large crowd gathered. he was quite humorous, but we came to the conclusion that he may well have a mental disorder. where i do feel bad that people (including myself) were finding humor in his antics, i realized that he was making a good penny just dancing around in the streets. if he is happy, screw those that laugh. i wish i had enough guts to go out in the streets and do something crazy AND get paid for it. two ways to think of these things. more power to this guy.
^ urban outfitters, manchester. i thought it was neat to see one in the uk. if you think that the ones back in the states are expensive, try this one. more like burberry prices.
^ just had to.
^ best breakfast in europe so far. they had threadless shirts for sale as well. how bitchin'!
^ cool graffiti
^ the street was littered with these sidewalk blocks. this is one of many that i took pictures of. quite interesting.
i don't think i would ever go back to manchester for a trip. i wasn't a big fan of the city other than the teacup (see above). maybe i just wasn't in the right place, but the highlight of the trip had to be seven americans and two norwegians eating at a mexican restaurant in the middle of england. oh the memories.
now, on to whitby.
^ this was taken on the road from ruswarp to whitby. bryce informed me that this is the actual bridge used in the harry potter movies. freakin' awesome.
^ robin hood's bay, just outside of whitby.
^ bryce and dylan in the north sea.
^ jake, seeking refuge on a rock.
^ jake carving out his walking stick.
^ bryce, dylan, jake and dylan at the bottom of the 199 steps to the whitby abbey.
^ the twin piers of whitby.
^ whitby abbey.
^ the restless waves of the north sea.
^ me and the sea.
whitby is definitely a place i would go back to, and will go back to. i just finished booking the day trip for my parents and i when they come to visit england. i cannot wait for them to arrive and enjoy england with me. it should be such a fantastic trip!
now, the passion pit concert in leeds.
i went to this show with erin and vivian. the opening act was ellie goulding, a singer from england. she was pretty damn fantastic. i would definitely check her music out in the future. as far as passion pit, they just plain old rocked. i must say that i was mildly surprised. i really like their music, but the show was amazing, a lot better than i could have imagined. here are some pics of the trip.
^ viv and i on the train. taken by erin. she is so into it.
^ passion pit live.
^ passion pit live.
^ passion pit live.
^ passion pit live.
^ passion pit live.
^ erin, myself, and vivian: patiently waiting for the encore.
^ my shot of the train station.
there is a pretty sweet video of the last song, sleepyhead, on youtube which can be found by following this link.
so, after the show, we all met up with a big group of york kids that had traveled to leeds to party that same evening. vivian and erin went home shortly after we met up with the group. i had no idea when the last train left, so when vivian texted me 12:36, i made sure that i was at the train station well before that.
my ride home was an adventure to say the least. when i got on the train, the signs that usually signal where the train is going were off. so, my first thought was to ask the nearest person if the train was going to york. mistake number one. he informed me that indeed was, then, picking up on the fact that i have an accent, decided to ask if i was from america. i responded yes, to which he asked what part. minneosta, i replied. now, this conversation started innocent enough. he was in his mid-thirties and was out partying with three other friends, two men and a woman. he talked to me about sports in america, football and baseball. he was completely trashed. now, things began to escalate quickly. i realized that the train had stopped on the tacks, so we were being delayed. it was probably stopped for almost a half hour. it usually takes less than a half hour to get to travel to york from leeds. the guy proceeded to light up a cigarette, right on the train. well, the train is non-smoking, so kind of annoying, but i didn't really care. what happened next was where things got interesting. the woman he was with proceeded to talk to be about random things such as why i was in england and what i did in leeds (small talk) and then she offered me a banana. yeah, i know, random. well, the guy took the banana, pulled his pants down on the train to "compare the banana to his...erm...package." let's say the banana won, by a long shot. he got kind of mad and somehow an argument broke out between him and one of his friends. he then came and sat down by me. at this point the train was still stopped. he asked me if i, "liked licking [the female vagina]." not once, not twice, but five times in a row. seeing as i was not answering him, he got angry and went back by his friends, which were apologizing for him at that time. he continued the argument with the one friend then all of a sudden they got into a fist fight on the train. now, no one other than the five of us were on this particular car. his three friends then got up and went to a different car and he sat down and fumed. needless to say i was feeling a tad bit uncomfortable. a few minutes passed and i causally went to a different car and got on the phone with my parents. i got to york around 1:20. you never know what you'll encounter on public transportation.
*line of best fit*
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