Leeds; Sunday, 16 January, 2011

When I looked out of the window at around 9:30 the skies looked pretty clear and whilst it was damp on the ground it looked as though it was dry.

By the time I had had a shower and some breakfast the weather had taken a distinct turn for the worse and was starting to drizzle quite heavily as I left the hotel for the short walk down to the Royal Armouries.

I had a long look around the armouries, which was just as well as all the time I was in the museum it was absolutely pelting it down outside. Having exhausted the galleries I made the short dash across the plaza to the Pizza Express on the other side for a late lunch (working on the basis that the weather might just improve by the time I had finished).

I was proved partly right, and by the time I emerged it was merely down to light rain rather than a monsoon. I wandered back into the city centre and up to the city art gallery to have a look around and from there next door to the Henry Moore Institute.

With the city’s art collections taken in, and the weather having almost decided to give up on getting things wet, I went for another wander around the city centre before heading back to the hotel for a light bite to eat and an early night.