1 week in England

Yesterday was officially our first week in England.  So far it has been fun but stressful.  Our arrival was very smooth aside from a stern immigration agent who was not happy about letting me into the country.  Apparently they don't like it when you stay in their country for over 6 months but she let me in!  Hopefully it won't be an issue when we start traveling around.

 Our flat is surprisingly nice.  It is in a building Named The Chandlers in an area called The Calls.  The pictures made the place look small but it is surprisingly big so we have plenty of room for anyone who wants to visit.

The view out of our window is nice too.  Looking directly at an old church.

We live very close to a small river and are within walking distance to pubs, restaraunts, clubs, and shopping areas.  One of the cooler places is the Kirkgate Market.  It is the largest enclosed market in Europe and was built in the 1800s.  Cady and I wandered through there the other day and they have stalls with fresh fish, butchers, cured meets, clothing and tons of other things.  It reminds me of Pike Place Market in Seattle but bigger. There is also a shopping area similar to Santa Monica's 3rd street promenade. 

On our first night here Cady and I went to a hotel pub called the Adelphi Hotel.  It was nice to sit down and have some genuine British Pub food.  I had the fish and chips and Cady had the Bangers and Mash.  It was good.  And they had a special Wednesday deal that came with a beer.  I had 2, A Leeds Pale and one called Old Engine Oil which was an English Porter.  Both were great.