Played Tourist Today

Today we travelled to York a City established way back in 71 AD by the Romans. The city is rich in history and our first stop was the Jorvik centre. This attraction takes you on a journey back in time to around 866 when the vikings had captured the city. Through the use of anamotronics  etc thye have recreated realistic workings and smells of the city at the the time.

I throughly recommend this attraction, they also have relics of the time that have been dug up in various Archaeological digs. After this we made our way up through the Shambles. This is an old street dating back to the 14th century  with overhanging timber-framed buildings . The streets are very narrow and most likely wide enough for a horse and cart to pass through. We had lunch in a very quant tea house in the shambles. One of the things you find in many towns and cities is that you need to pay to park. I had to head back  after lunch to further feed the machine for parking label. It was on my way back that I entered Jessops and purchased a Jessops brand flash for a Canon 79 Pounds thank you. Very pleased with my purchase!

After lunch we went to the York  Minister. This is a gothic Cathedral which is one of the largest in the northern hemisphere. A church was first built on the site in 627 however  the church has been deystroyed and rebuild a number of times with major building starting around the 10th century and from there over next three to four centuries added to and built on. It is truly a magnificant building. It is a must see if you go to York.