Still, here are the last parts of my UK travel in June/July... the last installment was from Lindisfarne. From there I drove down to Whitby, a cozy little city on the coast. It's a bit touristy in places, but in sum a very nice place. Lots of nice old buildings, quaint pubs and inns, narrow cobblestone streets etc. Definitely worth exploring, and I even moved my lardass to climb the "famous" 199 steps up to the ruins of old Whitby Abbey. Doing this after I'd just stuffed my face with a solid helping of Tikka Massala at the pub "King George" did not improve the experience. I recommend the pub, though. Good, cheap grub!
Whitby is a picturesque place, and the view from the abbey across the bay is quite simply stunning, especially when the sun's playing with the clouds. These pictures turned out quite nice I thought - but they don't come close to doing the real scene justice.
The whalebone monument to Whitby's past as a fishing village (tourism is the main thing these days):
The Abbey seen from the other side of town:
Nice beaches if you're into that sort of thing:
The 199 steps up to the Abbey:
The Abbey ruin:
Lots more pics of the bay area, taken from the Abbey site:
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