Looks like life has gotten in the way of blogging again, but here's part 4/5 from photos from this summer's trip. After the wedding we drove to York, which I suppose is sort of a tourist town for for British and was recommended to us by my cousin. We stayed in a rental house about a 10 minute walk from the city center. It was so nice staying in rental houses, having space to spread out, and having a kitchen to cook breakfast in the mornings. Aren't these little milk containers cute?
I think one of the coolest things about York is that it's still surrounded by the old wall that used to protect the city center. The first day we arrived, we walked the perimeter of the city atop the wall.
My Uncle Lui, Auntie Monica, and cousins, Nathaniel and Christabella, also spent the day with us. Our first stop was lunch before exploring the city center.
This old warehouse was for sale. How cool would it be to convert this into lofts right on the river?
A perfect little cluster of wild mushrooms.
One unique area of York was The Shambles, a narrow street of various shops, but they were all in original overhanging buildings dating back to the fourteenth century. Each story of the buildings were built progressively further out than the floor below to maximize space but also so the inhabitants could throw their dirty water and waste out the windows without it splashing into the windows below. It was basically a real-life Diagon Alley.
Then all of sudden, we turned a corner and there was the massive minster.
That night was a traditional Sunday English roast for dinner at a pub, complete with Yorkshire pudding and black currant cordial.
The next day we went to the York Museum with what's left of the Castle of York outside in the front lawn.
These signs seem vague but were actually quite helpful.
The museum showed life in York throughout the centuries and was really interesting, must be why I didn't take any photos there ;)
By the time we were done, we had time for an early dinner before the whole city shut down for the night... at 5:00PM! I have no idea why everything closed so early there.
On the walk home we sampled some macarons, which are hugely popular there as they are here in the States. My favorite was the strawberry and rose flavored one.
I could definitely see myself living along the river in one of these apartments.
A lovely church garden on the opposite side of the river
York was definitely worth visiting, very old-world England and charming. Next stop - London!
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