medieval city of York

Picturesque Yorkshire

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August 9th 2013
Geo: 53.9577, -1.08229I met with Andrew at York train station and we spent the afternoon in York. York is a medieval city crossed by two rivers. The city walls are still standing and you can walk on them. The city center is a maze of small pedestrian streets and the landscape is dominate by an imposing cathedral. Andrew's cousin picked us up from York in a Mercedes Benz AMG (for the geek, 6. ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more