Christmas Market – unicornpostbox

Hi everyone, my latest UnicornPostbox blog post is a travel review of Leeds Christmas market 🎄🎄

On Thursday 5th December, me and my good friend Aaron and Joe got the train from Doncaster to Leeds… oh my goodness, what a day! 😆

It started out bad. First of all we were going up and down in an escalator hoping to get access to the Trinity shopping centre, only to realise the entire building was actually a car park 🙄🤣

When we found Trinity, we had a beaut meal in nandos, and the tree was illuminated gorgeous golds and purple

We struggled to get directions to the market, everyone seemed to point us different ways, and as the market was split in different places across the city (maybe explains it) it was somewhat confusing!

We found a ferris wheel, a fairground carousel 🎠 and what looked like Christmas huts, believing we’d found part of the christmas market, but apparently those stalls were independent! It didn’t stop us however having a Christmas sing-a-long as we ascended and descended up and down, round and round the ferris wheel. Aaron and Joe also sampled some mulled wine 🍷 I don’t think they were highly impressed. I opted for a apple cider 😝 it was nice relaxing around a fire pit, but the flooring was uneven and the tables wobbly!

By this time, it was around half 3ish so we abandoned the idea of trying to make it to the smaller market (consisting of we were told of a few rides and huts) and tried instead to find the main Christmas market…Can you believe it, it was near the train station?!

As soon as we got there, the heavens had opened and it was absolutely chucking it down! We has some miniature pancakes with syrups and sauces, and bananas 🍌 The ginormous Christmas tree was lit up beautifully, and although the market was smaller than I expected, it was still enjoyable wandering around the huts… except for the fact we were by then drenched like drowned rats! I did get a nice photo standing next to a nutcracker with my nutcracker jumper. We escaped the rain initially by getting a pint, as you do, but then headed for cover back in the Trinity shopping centre. We were peckish again at this point so we grabbed Mexican food at the Trinity food court.

We decided to go for the train home around 7ish, and that’s where the nightmare escalated 😫 All the trains were pretty much cancelled due to the adverse weather! There was a replacement bus service in 10 minutes it said on the screen. So Aaron got a digital map out on his phone and off we pelted, proper legging it. The stupid thing took us full circle back to the train station! But on a lower level! We couldn’t even fathom how to get back up, having to ask randomers directions again! By then, of course we had missed the replacement bus. Then the next problem was when we eventually got to the taxi pick up point at the station, everyone was in the same predicament struggling to get home. So everyone was ordering ubers. We waited 20 mins or so, ours never showed. Then a very kind warden took us to the actual replacement bus stop (in the complete opposite direction to which we’d tried to find earlier), but the next replacement bus service was in another few hours time… so soaking wet, cold and down in spirits, we ordered another uber, which was stuck in traffic for half an hour 🙃 .. in the end, it cost us over 60 quid between us for an uber back to Doncaster, to which my dad then picked us up at Doncaster station… omg, what a day! We were so ready to get into out pyjamas and slipper socks!

A very eventful day!

I am going pub painting tomorrow with my friend Denise, we are painting a Christmas ‘winter fox’ so that may be my next UnicornPostbox blog post, I have also just finished a turtle 🐢 diamond art… so watch this space!

Thanks as ever for reading/viewing. Much love, Lauren xx

Hello fellow followers, my latest blog post is something a little different- a travel description/ photographs of a turkey and tinsel getaway with my beautiful grandma Ruth 😊

First on our itinerary, on our way to Scarborough, was a half way, few hour break at Ripon! We had refreshments at a local cafe and a wander near the cathedral.

Our first full day on holiday we visited the gorgeous, picturesque town of Whitby! I have never been before, but I was surely not disappointed. We dined at a cute cafe and strolled along the bay and through the cobbled quirky streets.

On our second full day we visited stunning York. This was a ‘mystery tour’. I actually used to live in York at university, so I knew the city well and where to go. We took nice photos at the cathedral, the cobbled shambles, and delighted in walking around the Christmas Market. It certainly is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! 😊

The following day, Thursday, we had a stroll in Scarborough (where our hotel was based). It was a lovely day by the beach, and leisurely walking around the shops. Gran however, being 85 years old, found the hills a bit challenging as Scarborough is very steep..we did use the tram down and back up. I found it a nice little beach resort ☺️

Last on our itinerary, on our way back from Scarborough, we called in at Beverly for a couple of hours, to which I finally started my Christmas shopping! We dined in a couple of cafes for drinks and nibbles, and enjoyed a steady gander in the shops.

And that was our five day (Monday to Friday) turkey and tinsel getaway!

The rooms were actually a bit shabby at the hotel, a bit outdated to be honest, and there was only one lift for four floors, which was a bit of a nightmare! But, the food was absolutely delicious, every night, three course meal and breakfast in the morning… Scrumptious 😋

It was great spending quality time with my gran, even if we do bicker sometimes haha 😄

Thank you do much for taking the time to read/view… Many thanks, Lauren xx

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Leeds Christmas market 5th December

Turkey and tinsel getaway with Gran