Blogs from York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 19

After a restful night at my cousin Pum's house (and a much nicer view of London this time) I'm now finally here in York. For the record, guidebooks are incorrigble - a pleasant 15 minute stroll to the hostel like hell. Try a good 45 minutes to an hour away - and Pum's huge, heavy rolling bag I foolishly decided to swap for my light, comfortable backpack is not doing me any favours at all. Argh. But moving on - first stop was predictably York Minister. One of the most gothic ministers in all of UK and perhaps one of the largest stained glass window collections I've ever seen. Pretty impressive, and probably just about worth the hefty entrance fee. I think. The next day I decided to join a free walking tour of the city ... read more

Thom - Finally arrived in York yesterday after staying with James and Emma in Penistone on Sunday night and then spending yesterday morning in Harrogate which is a fine, clean town with lots of well kept flowers, but not much else. Then we went to pitch up tent on a rather nice campsite just outside York. This was more expensive than we were quoted on the phone and the owners seemed unorganised. Today we went into York and generally had a mooch around this morning looking at all the sights. We also went to the National Railway musuem which had some old interesting trains in including the Flying Scotsman which was in bits - it looked like the biggest meccano set in the world. It also had lots of royal carriages I never knew you could ... read more

Our photos speak a thousand words! Miss you all, Ver & Libx... read more

Unfortunately, team orson is smitten with the wanderlust bug and can never stay in one place for very long. The fjords of western Norway beckon. We bade farewell from our English hosts and make our way across the Midlands towards Newcastle on England's east coast. Along the way, we pass through the walled city of York, the spiritual capital of Northern England for over 2000 years.... read more

I started at the mammoth cathedral then walked through tourist packed, tiny medieval alleyways. I stopped in a very colorful pub, reminiscent of Amsterdam's cafes, to use the internet before walking the walls. Could have been here longer than the hour I was. But since it was a short stay there isn't much else to say. ... read more