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Just a little update on me - I have now finished my year marketing internship ready for starting my final year of university in September. I am trying to get a little bit of a summer by doing things before I go back to studying. The first thing I did after finishing was visiting one of my friends, Robyn, who lives up in Lincoln and goes to university there.
It was very hot there and I had to put sun cream on because
of how pale I am so it kind of felt like a holiday, we’ll call it a staycation
as that’s where it’s at at the moment! If you want to read more about travel,
see my favourite travel destinations. I am living in Wiltshire at the
moment so it took about 3 hours and 20 minutes to drive there, but I felt like
it went pretty quickly.
Day 1 in Lincoln
After arriving in Lincoln, we had a walk along Brayford Waterfront
and took some cute pictures. We then walked up the steep hill to the cathedral.
There is a reason why it’s called steep hill and it is not an exaggeration! But
once you get up there the views are pretty good, and there are lots of cute,
independent cafes on the way up.
It was quite a hot day, so we had to go back to shower and
get ready before going out for the evening. We booked into Zizzi for dinner and
it was a Monday so we got that Eat Out to Help Out discount! After that, we
went to the Slug & Lettuce for some cocktails. That was the first time I
had been out for drinks since the lockdown and it was actually a lot less scary
than I thought it would be.
Bars do seem to be closing earlier now than what they used
to. So, after leaving Slug & Lettuce we got some end of the night food from
a chip shop. I had to try the cheesy chips and gravy because I’d never had it
before being a southerner and they were so nice even though they looked kind of
gross. Proper comfort food. I have to say, the north does takeaways better.
Day 2 in Lincoln
Day 2 was a chill one after a busy first day. We had a lie
in and went to McDonald’s, classic after night out food. After that, we went to
Boultham Park, which was really nice. We sat by the river and saw lots of cute
ducks and swans. Again, I had to put on sun cream for this.
Once we had sat there for a while, Robyn wanted to show me
round her uni so we walked around Lincoln University which was quite cool, it
was really quiet though due to it being summer and Covid-19. I like nosying
around other universities so I can compare them to my own.
In the evening, we just chilled and watched some TV because
I was getting up early to leave the next day. It was one of the hottest days
when I had to leave and my car has no air conditioning so I left at 8am to try
and get home before the hottest point of the day.
I really enjoyed going to Lincoln and really want to visit
more places in the north as I haven’t been to that many places up there. It is such
a pretty place and I hope to go there again soon.
Where is your favourite place to visit in England? Let me know in the comments! Special thanks to Robyn for letting me
stay with her and looking after me so well.
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Looking for more day out ideas in the UK? Read all about my trip to Sculpture by the Lakes in Dorset.
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