The weather on England, or at least York, has been brilliant. Perfect for walking around and exploring. We had another full day in York - there is so much to do amd see. We had breakfast, and then caught the bus in to York. Our first port of call was Clifford's Tower. It's obviously very old, and the walls have a slight slant on them which seems to have a strange effect on the men in my life.
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| Clifford's Tower, York |
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| View down inside the tower |
First my Dad, in 2008, and now MOH. They seem to think that it's unsafe and could collapse at any moment, and hold on for dear life. My assurances that we wouldn't be allowed to walk around the top of tthe tower if it was unsafe, and suggestion that holding on to the railing wasn't going to help if it did collapse, fell on deaf ears. Needless to say, STS and I had an enjoyable time at MOH's expense. Sorry MOH.
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| Narrow, spiral staircase inside the Tower |
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| Inside the small chapel, half way up |
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| View of York from the tower |
The York Castle Museum, across the way was great. Lots of interactive displays, and I particularly enjoyed the Victorian street, with it's various shops. There are shop keepers who interact with you, and now you can walk in behind the shops, to see and hear life as it was in the 1800's.
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| The Victorian street |
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| One of the shop windows |
The experience changes as night falls, and the upstairs candle lights come on, and then it rains - or at least it sounds like it is. We learnt more about dick Turpin, who was a notorious character, and spent time in the original jail which houses the museum now.
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| One of the characters telling her story in the jail |
By this time we are hungry, so we walk around the wall to the Fish and Chip Shop that I went to last time with my Dad. He had also been there on a previous visit. We walked around the wall further until we found somewhere to sit and enjoy our meal. In fact my STS is enjoying his fish and chips nearly every day so far, in York.
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| View from the Fish and Chip shop |
We walked off some of our lunch with some more brousing of shops, the market, and of course the Shambles again. I found an interesting button shop. We caught the bus back to our accommodation for a meal and some down time. I also had an opportunity to catch up on some clothes washing.
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| The Shambles, York |
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