Throwback Thursday!

Throwback Thursday!

 

This week, I'm taking you back to April 2011 and we are off to Blackpool Pleasure Beach!

 

On this occasion, I was accompanied by my Best Friend Sarah! At the time, Sarah was at university in York and I was still at university in Lancaster. We used to joke that we couldn't be friends because of this. (I know lame War of the Roses joke ha!)

 

 

Anyway, Sarah came to stay with me during the holidays in Lancaster. I was trying to think of where to take her, where we could have fun and just go wild.

 

 

So what else other than Blackpool + Rollercoasters = Happy Girls!!

 

Pleasure Beach Station!

Resort!

Upon entering the pleasure beach we were greeted by two people dressed as what I assume were chipmunks or squirrels. (However, I'm terrified of people inside those types of suits so I ran straight for the park!)

First ride I took Sarah on was the Grand National, it has to be one of my favourite rollercoasters in the whole park!

Me and Turty my Turtle. (I won him!)

Sarah in the middle!

I was going to go on the Tetley teacups but we thought against it and decided to go on the Avalanche instead!

Sarah with Gaffer!

After going on the Avalanche we decided it was time for some lunch! So we went to none other than Burger King haha!

After that, we decided something not too sickly was an order.

We went for Valhalla! The water ride in the park, its safe to say not s single part of me was dry!

Entrance to Valhalla!

Sarah after Valhalla!

Waiting to go on Ice Blast!

To dry off from Valhalla, best way to do so was to go on The Tango Ice Blast! Sarah was terrified! Me, I was hyper to go on!

Planes!

We also went on the Big Dipper, Alice in Wonderland ride and the ghost ride!

We had the whole day to build up the courage to go on the BIG ONE, THE PEPSI MAX!!!!

While waiting in the queue to go on the ride, Sarah spent the whole time telling me she wanted to leave haha! But Alas! I Won! On we went!

Entrance to the Big One!

Me with my T-shirt & Bottle of Pepsi-max after being on it!

Since we had the courage to do the BIG ONE and survived, the next challenge was the Irn-Bru Revolution!

This ride was absolutely awesome and I would have went on over and over!

Platform to the Revolution.

It was a fabulous day out and the weather was fabulous, sun shined all day!

Now for the ride photos!!!!

Tango Ice Blast!

The Avalanche!

Pepsi-Max Big One!!

The Big Dipper!

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is so worth the money! It was £10 on the train each.(Return from Lancaster!) and it was £12 each entry for the wristbands meaning we could go on all the riders over and over!

But its not just about the rides, we also got our caricatures done as well! 

Sarah!

Me!

See you next week!

Claire
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Bucket List!

Bucket List!

 

Here's  my next five, I'm now about 1/3  through them already!

 

26.) Visit London Madame Tussauds. For those of you who have been following my London Adventure will know I have managed to complete this! It was something I have always wanted to do, simply to compare waxwork to real life.

 

Whoopi Goldberg and Me!

27.) See the Spanish Steps. I have always wanted to go to Rome and the steps for me are one of the best features! I have always wanted to go since I was a child!

28.) Visit Petra. Because of my interest in history, a visit to Petra again is a must for me. the history behind this city really appeals to me!

29.) See a West End Musical. I would love to say I have seen a Musical in London's West End and the Musical I would love to see is CATS. This musical has been a favourite of mine for most of my life! So too see it live would be fabulous!

30.) Go to the Top of the Eiffel Tower. I have already been to the first floor of the tower and I was absolutely petrified, as I don't deal very well with heights! So one day I'd like to think I'd be brave enough to get to the top floor!

See you in a week for my next 5!

Claire
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This Week in History Series!

 This Week in History: Week 7

 

February 9^th: 1825, The House of Representatives, elect John Quincy Adams as the 6th US president.

 

February 10^th: 1946, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, a New York gangster is deported back to Italy and never returns to the United States of America. (Again Boardwalk Empire Fans will know all about him!)

Charles "Lucky" Luciano.

 

February 11^th: 1847, Birth of Thomas Alva Edison, born in Milan, Ohio, in the USA.

 

February 12^th: 1554, Death of Lady Jane Grey. She was Queen of England for 9 days and beheaded at the age of 17. She was beheaded at the Tower of London.

 

February 13^th: 1866, The Outlaw, Jesse James holds up his 1st bank in Liberty, Missouri, managing to take $15,000.

 

Jesse James

 

February 14^th: 1689, The English parliament places Mary Stuart and her husband Prince William III on the throne, after Mary’s father flees the country, making them co-rulers, King William III and Queen Mary II.

 

February 15^th: 1907, Birth of Actor, Cesar Romero, best known for his role as the Joker in the Adam West version of Batman. He was born in NYC, New York.

 

Cesar Romero as the Joker!

 

That's it for this week!

 

See you next time

 

For

 

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY! 

 

 

 

 

 



My London Adventure!

My London Adventure!

 

Part 6: Madame Tussauds!

 

Welcome to my next instalment! This week is probably photo-based, as many who have visited Madame Tussauds, this is a giant photo fest with waxworks!

 

So here we go! I've picked my favourites to share with you!

 

Oscar entrance to Madame Tussauds.

After getting out of the lift to the first floor, we entered the section of movie stars, there were waxworks of stars such as Morgan Freeman, Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie.

Me with Colin Firth and Helen Mirren.

Penny with Taylor Launtner.

Me and Mr Connery :)

Audrey Hepburn.

Other sections were the Movies and Pop stars!

Lady Gaga!

Me, Shrek and Gingy!

After this section, we carried on around to the sports section, along with Royals and Writers!

Kate and William.

Me and Henry 8th.

Queen Elizabeth 1st

Me and Mary, Queen of Scots (2 Scottish Queens ;) )

Charles Dickens

Me with William Shakespeare.

The following section included World leaders! 

Martin Luther King Jr

Me with President Obama! Sitting at the White House Desk!

To get to the superhero section we had to pass through the dungeon section, but before this we had to go through the SCREAM! It was like an asylum with actors trying to catch you as you are running through a maze to get out to the Dungeon at the other side!

Madame Tussaud

Vlad the Impaler.

After the terror section, we travelled on the Spirit of London ride! This bit was really interesting, learning about London!

The next section was probably one of my favourites, the Marvel Superheroes!

Me and Wolverine!

Spiderman!

One of my favourite photos below!

Help, the Hulk has me!!!

The last section is amazing, the Marvel 4D experience, for any marvel fans this is worth a visit alone!

Me and Penny on Spirit of London!

Me and Penny in our own band!

 

See you in a week's time for my next instalment!

Bye!

Claire
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Throwback Thursday!

Throwback Thursday!

 

Hi again! In this week's throwback; I'm taking you back to the Lake District! This time we are off to Brantwood at Coniston.

 

 

Brantwood.

This was the home of John Ruskin! His home over looks Lake Coniston and the Village of Coniston itself lies at the other side of the lake.

John Ruskin was a leading English art critic, during the Victorian era. He was also an art patron,  water-colourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects ranging from geology to architecture, myth to ornithology, literature to education, and botany to political economy. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ruskin to read more!)

Lake Coniston and Coniston Village in the distance.

This was another wonderful trip with my University. (Such a great thing having the Lakes at your door!)
 

Jumping Jenny

The above picture is Jumping Jenny, this was Ruskin's rowing boat!
(There is now a café situated there that is aptly named after the boat!)

I went on this trip with my beautiful and wonderful partner in crime; Cat!

Cat and Me!

Below is a picture of the horse drawn carriage that also belonged to Ruskin.

 

Ruskin was a bit of a difficult study for me at University and not exactly one of my favourite studies either ha!

 

However; his home is beautiful and the location is even more spectacular.

 

If you ever have the chance to visit, I would 100% recommend it!

Another view of Lake Coniston

From the Jetty just down from Brantwood house you can get a steam boat and have trip on and around the lake! (Unfortunately at the time of our visit, which was November 2010, the boat wasn't running!)

Quote by Ruskin.

Me and Cat on the Jetty!

(Some picture taken by Cat!)

See you next week!

Claire
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Bucket List!

Bucket List!

 

Week 5 of my Bucket List is finally here!

 

21.) To see the Pet Shop Boys! This one I managed to complete back in September 2014. All my life I have had a love of 80's music and they are one of my favourite bands; so to actually see them live was absolutely fantastic!

 

Pet Shop Boys live at The Sage, Gateshead!

22.) Visit the Amazon Rainforest.  I'm not actually sure why I put this on my list, I suppose it's because I'd quite like to visit South America and see all the tropical animals that live in the forest.


23.) Complete the Great North Run. I have completed a few Race for Life's, so I'd like to be able to do this and actually be physically fit to run it!


24.) Go Skiing, again! I have been skiing as a child and I absolutely loved it, but as an adult I have never had the chance to do it again. Therefore it's on my list!


25.) See the Sphinx.  As you've probably gathered by now, I love history, especially Egyptian history, so to finally be able to go and see something so remarkable would be a dream come true!


See you in a week for my next 5!

Claire
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This Week In History Series!

This Week In History: Week 6!

 

February 2^nd: 1882, James Joyce was born in Ireland. He was a novelist and poet. His notable works include Dubliners, Ulysses and Finnigan's Wake.

February 3^rd: 1924, Woodrow Wilson the 28th US president (1913-21), dies at his home in Washington at aged 67. 

 

Woodrow Wilson

 

 February 4^th: 1938, Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is officially released!

 

February 5^th: 1881, Thomas Carlyle, historian and essayist, dies in London at the age of 85.

February 6^th: 1685, the Duke of York becomes King James II of England and VII of Scotland, upon the death of his brother Charles II.

 

King James the 2nd

 

February 7^th: 1812, Charles Dickens is born in Landport, Portsmouth, England.  He is a very famous novelist, best known for Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations!

February 8^th: 1725, Peter the Great [Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov], the Tsar of Russia (1682-1725) dies of uremia at the age of 52. (His Autopsy showed that the bladder was infected with Gangrene) He had reigned for 42 years!

 

Peter the Great.

That's it for this week!
See you next time
For
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY!