York-ishness

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February 18th 2009

Published: May 13th 2009

We didn't get as much accomplished yesterday as we wanted. Everything closes so damn early! I guess that's how they keep the tourists here longer. I have noticed, however, that the people here are MUCH friendlier and more polite than in Luton, St. Albans, and London. I've always heard that it's friendlier in the north, and I see it. People actually get out of your way, when you're trying to pass ... Read Full Entry

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American Teacher in London

apart4

I recently moved from Nashville, Tennessee, to London, England! Having lived in Tennessee my whole life, I find the adjustments difficult at times and refreshing at others. This is the story of my life as an American teacher in London. Interests: LONDON, West End, meditation, nutella, the curly-haired guy who performs at the Big Bang on Broadway in Nashville, Sting & the Police, boots, languages, belly dancing, Eastern philosophies, ballet, Spanish, calzones, books, love poems, chocolate, laughter, geography, learning, swing dancing, sarcasm, theatre, music, traveling, trains, Europe, histo... full info

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Lovin' on the Random Cow Statue

Fountain at City Centre

This guy was important for some reason. Can't remember.

Monkgate

The statues at the top represent...something.. Anyway, they "guard" the city.

Stairs Onto the Roman Walls

Roman Walls!

Checking out the view

Nice View

The Former Moat

Roman Walls

(There is our walking tour leaving without us because we're too busy snapping pictures.)

On Lookout Duty

Cheapskates

In medieval times, property owners were taxed by how many square feet the FIRST FLOOR occupied. So people made the first floor small, but extended the upper floors beyond.

In an old chapel

The Altar

The Lord's Prayer, the 10 Commandments, and the Apostles' Creed in the background.

31 Flavors, Baby!

(No "U" in flavors. It's not flavours!)

The Shambles

The most famous street in York. Also the most photographed.

The Shambles

The shops used to be butcher shops. Butchers would hang their meat in the windows to sell, and the blood would drip down to the street and slide down the road. The entire street would be red, stinky, and haven for bugs and vermin.

The Shambles

Notice how all the buildings look like they're sagging, because the upper floors are extended past the first floors. Looks like something from a movie, like it can't be real.

Yum!

Enjoying a baguette for one pound and my very first flapjack, which is a totally delicious, sweet, chewy, granola-bar type thing.

Eat up, D!

Entering the Viking City

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