Blogs from York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 13

Jorvic Viking Expedition We caught the bus in and headed to the Jorvic Viking Expedition. Vikings had ruled York from 866 AD to 954 AD . The English briefly took control from 927 AD to 939 AD, but the last Viking King, Eric Bloodaxe was expelled in 954 AD and the town became a part of the new kingdom of England. Eric Bloodaxe, what a sweet name. Maybe I should change my name to Geoff Murder Bow or something.. The Viking Expedition cost £7 ($18). I actually got in for cheaper because the guy realised I was young and I was with Christoph. Probably thought that I was a single parent or something haha. Dom didn't want to spend the money so he went off and did a few things in town. Whilst there was some ... read more

Well, the adventures have begun! They started with a trip to the airport with my friend Greg, using his GPS and new iPhone to find Hamilton International Airport, and a stop for dinner along the way. We got there fine, and I had three hours to kill in what is, imo, the smallest international airport in the world! Though they did have a Tim Hortons both on the pre-security side as well as on the post-security side. While there, doing my Sudoku puzzles, I overheard some Scots chatting and I joined into a couple of conversations as well. Friendly people!!! :) On the plane I sat next to this really nice, young couple and we chatted a bit there. After dinner (at midnight!) I did manage to sleep for about 3 hours before waking up to ... read more

This was the first day of driving without my aunt or uncle in the car. Considering my issues with left turns and my occupation, I navigated instead of driving. I'm good with maps, not so good with driving on the left side of the road. I did drive around the block once. After my uncle reminded me a couple times that I was getting too close to parked cars on the left, I decided driving in the UK was not my thing. I'm good a parallel parking, so I parked the car a couple times, but that was the extent of my driving adventures in England. I wish I had a photo of me & the Fiesta... We drove over to York and visited the York Minster Abbey. I climbed all 167 steps to the top ... read more

I travelled to York in March 2008 in tourist purpose. I have seen there The Mister - inside and dungeons with excavation, ground floor with altar - the excavation reveals settlements and foudation from Roman Empire times to later medieval and finally I went to top to admire the York's skyline - I had to overcome a big number of narrow stairs. Minster is really huge and will stay there long time. Afterwards I walked a bit along old town streets and I bought some items. Highly recommended to visit - York is one of rare places in England whose haven't turned to shops and it still remains original architecture. One of the most remarcable location is The Shambles - this is remained original medieval street with characteristic floor and craftsmen houses. York has city walls ... read more

Hiya Everyone Sorry we haven't written for a few days, but, well, we're on holidays ;) On Monday we went to York for the day and had a wonderful time. We were advised to park at the Park & Ride and get the bus into town, but we figured it couldn't get that busy in winter so we took the chance and drove all the way..... lucky penny from Ripon came good and we got a car park no worries! (Mark can't remember if he told you all about the lucky penny or not, if not let us know and we will tell you) We went to the Castle first. It's actually called (searching for the name.........) Clifford's Tower and it's built on the top of a man made mound (try saying that 3 times quickly ... read more