Blogs from York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 10

It’s half-term break once again! Our choices of travel were limited because we currently do not have our passports. Therefore, we could not travel outside of the UK. Our passports are currently with the UK Border Agency awaiting approval to allow us to remain in England until August. So, we decided to visit the historic city of York for 3 days.York is located in the northern part of England, only a few hours drive from Edinburgh, Scotland. York was founded in AD 71 by the Romans. It is a lovely city which still has much of its original city walls in tact. We arrived in York by train on Tuesday afternoon. Total travel time was approximately 3 hours; the train from Aylesbury to London was 1 hour followed by a 2 hour trip from London ... read more

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 by. People smile. People don't stop in the middle of the damn sidewalk to look at something; they step aside and then look. People hold doors and make friendly comments. People here actually see you. It's nice. Walking Tour & New Friends After a full English breakfast (eggs, bacon, baked beans, roasted tomato, sausage, hashbrown patty, and sauteed mushrooms) in the downstairs restaurant of our ... read more

The city of York was founded by Roman soldiers in 61 A.D., because it sits at the crossing of two rivers--the Foss River and the Ouse River. Pieces of the original Roman walls still stand as well as the city gates. However, most of the city walls we see are from medieval times, when the Vikings had taken over the area. In fact, all the streets have Viking names. Instead of "Monk Street", it's called "Monkgate", because gate means street. They called the city Jorvik (and the "J" is pronounced like a "Y"), which is where we get the current name York. After the Vikings ruled, the Normans (who were basically another Viking group) busted up in here. The northern invaders were finally evicted in the 10th century by the Anglo-Saxons from the Denmark-Germany area. Deanna ... read more

Lindsey & Andy at the Tai Mahal! Taj for short! We are know both at home, so contact us, on usual email addresses!... read more

I've completed all my fish house checks, and handed keys to my neighbour to feed them whilst I'm away. For those of you that don't know, I have a garage full of fish tanks and fish aka Fish House (approx 3000 litres of water!). I've completed all my accounts, and house cleaning. We leave tonight (12.45am) in a Taxi to York Railway station, to catch a train to Manchester Airport, our flight leave Manchester Airpot at 6.00am to Paris, 15 minutes to get on the long haul flight to Delhi. We should arrive in Delhi at 23.30. (+5.30). So, I best get on a pack! Have a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year folks. Keep reading....... read more