I went over to my friend Mark's house yesterday to watch the Chicago White Sox play the Cleveland Indians on the MLB Network. Mark has become a Chicago White Sox fan, but his true love has always been soccer, especially Leeds soccer, a city where he has many friends and has often visited. Therefore, today I decided to Photoshop him standing in front of the Whitelocks Ale House, which is reputed to be the oldest pub in Leeds, opened in 1715. I ran across the above photograph on the internet after reading When the Music's Over, one of Peter Robinson's mystery novels, which takes place in Yorkshire. The main character, Detective Superintendent Alan Banks, had lunch at Whitelocks while investigating a case, and it turns out that Mark has actually visited this place, too. Mark just loves Leeds, although one of my favorite stories is when Mark, on his way to Leeds one time, was questioned by a customs agent who became very suspicious when he found out Mark was heading back to Leeds after already having seen the place. He could not understand why a tourist would ever want to return there. Mark explained about having friends in Leeds, and was eventually sent on his way, but it does show that others may not share his high opinion of the place. I wonder why?
No comments:
Post a Comment