Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Abbeys Are Our Favorite. Period.

   We were supposed to go to a market in Knaresborough today but it required catching a train at 8 am. With the train station a 3.5 mile trek away from our nice warm rooms, we chickened out and slept in. But never fear, when we did muster the strength to get out of bed (still adjusting to the time change) we went exploring around Leeds. We found an Abbey. It was in the middle of a park. And it was free to get in and poke around. It would have been $15 a ticket in the US, and justly so. I loved it!

Kirkstall Abbey, 1150

Whats left of the Refectory
The Sanctuary

Luke in a transept of the Sanctuary
One of the aisles
The Chapter House
The Chapter house- the stone box on the left is an empty sarcophagus


 
Approaching the Abbey from the park entrance

There are many more photos, but these are the highlights. It was pretty extensive and we finally left when we got too hungry and cold to stay any longer. Its only about a 30 minute walk from our housing, so maybe we'll go back when it gets warmer!
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3 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 26, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    It's SO beautiful there! So jealous :) So glad to see you guys get to travel around and see the sights!

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  2. EmilyJanuary 27, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    I took the refectory picture for my desktop background! lovely. =)

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  3. AnneJanuary 29, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Oh my gosh. That is so beautiful I can't stand it. Miss you guys lots and I am so glad you guys are adjusting!

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