As the glitter settles for another year on the shadows of Christmas here are a few snaps of our festive break this year in the harbour town of Whitby on Yorkshire's east coast.
Its a place I can truly recommend for its salty air, chewy whelks, seagulls mewing, narrow alleyways like Loggerheads Yard, whale bones, fog-bound streets, small shops, charity shops, the best fish and chips and general all-round misty period nautical charm. Imagine a place by the sea concocted by both Dickens and Bram Stoker and you have it.
The view from our attic bedroom: the Abby and St. Hilda's on top of the hundred steps.
Whitby Abbey ruins in shadow, the inspiration for Stoker's Carfax in Dracula.
The Builder-Joiner-Undertaker business opposite our house. I thought it said Butchers! Yikes!
Copies of Dracula in the Old Town.
Boxing Day night when the toys come alive.
My small haul of Superfast cars from Whitby and a Jeek Tunneln die-cast by Shinsei given to me by my daughter for Christmas.
More to come on the toys.
Time for another advocat!
What did you get for Christmas readers?
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