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After a great night sleep, we ate an amazing breakfast at the hostel. It was a buffet full cooked breakfast- we made the most of it as it was included in the price of the accommodation. We walked through Museum Gardens and past the Hospitium, which was built in the 14th century. We then walked through the under croft of the St Leonard's hospital chapel and along the old city walls to the York Art Gallery. From here we joined a free walking tour and followed an old man who knew a lot about York, just didn't know how to be a good tour guide. He was talking and walking at the same time and it was impossible to hear him, especially when he faced his back to the group!

Again we walked through The Shambles. An area of the old town with overhanging Tudor style buildings and cobblestoned lanes. The area takes its name from the Saxon word meaning slaughterhouse.

We then went in search of the Jorvik Centre. Charne had pre-booked us tickets which was quite handy. It was pretty fun in there. It is a reconstruction of a Viking settlement which was unearthed 40 years in the area. We sat in a car and the ride took us through a typical Viking village.

Later on in the afternoon we walked past St Mary's. We went in. It was built in the 13th, 14th and 15th century. It was a medieval church, but its medieval features disappeared during the Reformation in the 16th century. It was then that churches became plain. The church is now a contemporary art venue. The exhibition on at the moment was by a British artist called Keiko Mukaide called The Memory of Place. She used glass, water, stone, fire and light to create a spiritual space.

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Photos

01 Doors
Colourful doors.

02 Squirrel
A squirrel in Museum Gardens.

03 Hospitium
A building from the 14th century- its purpose is not known.

04 Garden with ruins
Roses next to the hospitium.

05 Hospitium
Ruins next to the hospitium.

06 Abbey
The abbey ruins and gorgeous yellow daisys.

07 Daisy
Zooming in on a colourful daisy.

08 Vaulted crypt
Below St Leonards chapel.

09 Sign
Explaining St Leonards.

10 St Leonard's Hospital
The remains of the hospital's chapel.

11 Walls
Multangular Tower- part of the old city walls.

12 Small window
Daylight robbery tax explains the size of this window.

13 Sign
Explaining the following coat of arms at Kings Manor.

14 Kings Manor
It was built to originally house the abbots from the ruined abbey.

15 Bootham Bar
One of the entrances to the old city centre.

16 Monk Bar
Hope these have been well secured!

17 Centre of town
Typical buildings in York.

18 Street Sign
Explaining the shopping area.

19 The Shambles
Part of the shopping area.

20 The Shambles
Medieval buildings in the Shambles.

21 The Shambles
Typical medieval buildings.