Day 94: Day Trip to Leeds

Yesterday, I took the train to Leeds to do some more exploration. On the train, I saw a rainbow in front of some dark clouds. That must be a sign that good things are coming.

My mood got better as I arrived in Leeds. I went to several museums, including the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds City Museum, and Royal Armouries Museum. I enjoyed the art museums, but I was feeling a little tense at the Royal Armouries Museum. I think it’s because I don’t like guns and there were many weaponry on display. Through traveling, I learned what I like and what I don’t like.

I took the train back to York so I can have time to take a shower and meet Mark, my old travel friend. We met around 4:30 PM outside York Minster.

It was so great to see Mark! We met in the summer of 2003 in Austin, Texas, along with Mark’s friend Andrew. I can’t believe that was 22 years ago! As Mark and I walked to Spark food court to get dinner, we recalled watching The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly at a movie theater in Austin and that Mark bought a shirt at a second-hand store that he still has it today. Now, Mark is married with two kids and lives about 8 miles north of York. It was great catching up with Mark. If I were to come back to the UK and in the York area I’ll meet with Mark again.

Today, I’ll be cycling to Hull and take the 8:30 PM ferry to Rotterdam. It’ll be my final day of cycling in the UK. I hope to get there safely.

Rainbow from the train to Leeds

Statue of the The Black Prince

One of many statues of ladies holding lamps

The old and the new

Henry Moore Institute

Inside the institute

Leeds Art Gallery

Paintings inside the gallery

Visitors admiring photographs

The cafe in the Leeds Art Gallery

Sculptures

A wall of paintings

The library

Victoria Square

Leeds City Hall

Golden owl

Leeds City Museum

The Miffy exhibit

I didn't know about Miffy until now.

I didn't know Frederick Douglass lived in Leeds for two years.

Cool sculpture

Popular shopping street in Leeds

Victoria Quarter

Nice architecture

Leeds Corn Exchange

Inside the Corn Exchange are more shops

Cross River Aire

Leeds Dock

Royal Armouries Museum

Inside the museum

More displays

I hope every nation will not have weapons

Einstein was so smart not only in science.

Hall of Steel inside the museum

Back in York, this is a sculpture that will go somewhere in the York Minster.

Spark food court

Me and Mark in front of the King's Manor