The last
bank holiday of the year and we decided to take a trip up north
to York. We stayed in the Novotel which was luxury.
We went
for a wander around the town and came across the beautiful York
Minster. It is definitely one of the more spectacular buildings
we’ve come across. Here it is from the front.
See further views of it.
Inside
York Minster
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Shopping
was really different. It was like stepping back in time. The
narrow cobbled streets, low doors, it was really neat.
On Sunday
I went to the York Viking centre. It was quite well set out.
On Sunday I went to the York Viking centre. It was quite well
set out. You went on a ride around a built up replica village
then around the back was the actual excavations showing specific
sites. It’s like a living exhibit as the excavations are
continuing.
I made my
own Viking coin. The way they used to by smashing a hammer onto
a mould over my piece of metal. Quite fun.
Here’s
a Viking toilet. Not very private.
Late that
after noon we took a boat tour down the River Ouse. It wasn’t
that good as it only showed us the town and didn’t go any
further. Here you can see the guild hall, a gate house and a
church.
OOHHH! Are
you scared? I was on the Ghost walk we did that night. OOHHH!
Are you scared? I was on the Ghost walk we did that night. The
guide was great. As we walked around the city he told a story
for each building. I was too scared to look up in the windows
in case I saw something. He sent the kids down one alley and
he ran down another then jumped out at the end and frightened
the life out of them. It was very enjoyable.
Had enough
gore? No not us so Monday morning off to the York Dungeon. It
was actually quite gross showing old torture methods and diseases
that struck. It was smelly and horrible.
We chose
somewhere a little more sedate to finish our day. We went to
the train museum. It was interesting to look at the switchboards
that control the points and signalling. We also got to see the
royal train suites. It was a huge spectacle.
National
Rail museum
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Unfortunately
as usual our weekend was over too quickly.
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