Northern Scribbler: Festivities in York

On a VERY cold Sunday last week, my family and I bundled onto a coach for a day trip to York. It's so nice when all of the relatives get together, as it's not often I get to see some of them. I came armed with my fluffy hat that I got from Next last year, as I knew we'd be walking about in the chill quite a bit. It definitely turned out to be a good decision!

I thought I'd add a little bit of sparkle to my nails for the occasion, so I slapped on some Rimmel Spacedust nail varnish, which is amazing as it takes ages to start chipping.

So off we went on our merry little way to York, listening to Michael Buble's Christmas CD (AMAZING) and playing a few games of bingo to pass the time.

Luckily it seems to be a thing in my family that whenever you begin a shopping trip, first you have to go for a coffee and a snack. This sits very well with me, and we headed to a cute cafe called Georgina's that was all higgledy piggledy (like most things in York!) with a slanted floor and rustic decor. I ordered a fruit scone with cream and jam, and was delighted to see when it came that it was the size of my face!

For the rest of the day we wandered around the shops and the Christmas markets, stopping for a mandatory mulled wine in between. A lovely festive trip.