scotland trip - day 1
4 days of easter weekend combined with Bank holidays gave us enough reasons to plan for a longer trip. JS was flying down from US and LP, JKM also joined. Scotland it was to be.. We got a red Citroen Picasso this time. Not too impressed with it. Though the power was good at times, I felt it was too light for its size. Here's the crew and the ship.
We did cross the river which has given the city its name.. the Cam river. The entire university is interspersed with the city such that you never know whether you are in the city or in the university.
Some narrow gullies reminded me of Udupi and India in general. Since it was a holiday we were not allowed into any of these buildings. But the city itself was beautiful enough for a good timepass.
We headed out and had a nice lunch by the roadside. Thanks to JRA for the delicious Puliyogare and Chitranna.
06-apr-2007, Friday
We started by 10am and headed towards Cambridge. It was a nice drive,, though a bit crowded on M25. Reached there by around 11am and started walking around the city. We found King's college very attractive with its Victorian architecture and majestic stature. The lawns and park gave some nice photographs too.
Some narrow gullies reminded me of Udupi and India in general. Since it was a holiday we were not allowed into any of these buildings. But the city itself was beautiful enough for a good timepass.
We headed out and had a nice lunch by the roadside. Thanks to JRA for the delicious Puliyogare and Chitranna.
Our next destination was Redcar, which was quite a drive away and we planned to see the North easter coast of England, which was supposedly one of the most beautiful drives one could have.
This was proved right by Scarborough and its neighbours, all the way till Redcar. The roads were very close to the coast and the curvy roads made for a fun drive. We shouted like kids in a roller coaster ride when we hit a downhill.
On the way to Scarborough we had to go through Tyne Tunnel, which was an underwater tunnel under the river Tyne. This was one of the longest tunnels I've seen. Couldn't enjoy a high speed in the tunnel due to traffic.
We reached Scarborough at around 7 in the evening and hit directly to the beach.
Roamed around on the beach for sometime and headed towards Redcar where our acco had been arranged. We crashed after a long tiring day of fun. Here's a pic of our Redcar. ;).. hahaha..
Picasso was giving some problems. It would automatically slide to the left of the lane. Not a good sign if we are to hit 120mph on the motorways. Anyways. There was no looking back now.
This was proved right by Scarborough and its neighbours, all the way till Redcar. The roads were very close to the coast and the curvy roads made for a fun drive. We shouted like kids in a roller coaster ride when we hit a downhill.
On the way to Scarborough we had to go through Tyne Tunnel, which was an underwater tunnel under the river Tyne. This was one of the longest tunnels I've seen. Couldn't enjoy a high speed in the tunnel due to traffic.
We reached Scarborough at around 7 in the evening and hit directly to the beach.
Roamed around on the beach for sometime and headed towards Redcar where our acco had been arranged. We crashed after a long tiring day of fun. Here's a pic of our Redcar. ;).. hahaha..
Picasso was giving some problems. It would automatically slide to the left of the lane. Not a good sign if we are to hit 120mph on the motorways. Anyways. There was no looking back now.
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