The cathedral, York Minster, is absolutely enormous (it should really be called York Monster). I know it's a cliche', but it still beggars the imagination that people could have constructed such a thing so long ago, back before power tools and hydraulic lifts. Here is a shot from the interior:
We did the hike up to the tower: 289 steps. Excellent view from the top, although in fact there isn't all that much to see except the outskirts of York, which are not tremendously interesting (the view from St Mary's church in Cambridge has a lot more in it). The catacombs were fun too, since they had some intriguing materials on the two other churches that were previously there on the same site.
It was also fun to clamber around the old city walls, which give you a nice view of the church grounds and of the city surroundings. Sections of them make you feel rather voyeuristic, since you wind up looking into everyone's back garden. The weather was fantastic; we really lucked out on that front.
We also visited the Viking museum, which is rather kooky (features a sort of trolley ride in which you get carted around from exhibit to exhibit). It was interesting, though, and I felt as though I did learn a few things.
York has lots of restaurants-- there didn't seem to be any problems finding places to eat. Here is one place that we decided not to sample:
This fine establishment is actually a chain of restaurants, believe it or not. A new "Slug and Lettuce" may be coming to your neighborhood very soon!
1 comment:
Glad to read your notes on York. We're going there next week, and will probably hit the same sights.
The Hicks
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