Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Day 75: Oxford to York
August 9: Happy Birthday Nathan (my brother)!
Another nice day's weather.
Left Oxford and was in York by lunchtime. Dean gave us a brief history lesson on England along the way, including a little about the Romans and Vikings in York.
Heard our day song for the first time too but forgotten its name already...
Did a walking tour through York and saw the York Minster, Parliament St (main street), The Shambles (an old street with very old black and white traditional buildings), and Clifford's Tower.
Separately in our free time, I went with two others, up Clifford's Tower to get a great city view and to learn about how 150 Jews committed suicide in this tower in 1190 due to the antisemitic uprising going on. This tower is actually part of the original castle that once stood.
Went inside the York Minster, the largest (Gothic) cathedral in Northern Europe. Very big, very spectacular, lots of beautiful stain-glass windows. Went downstairs and saw the crypt, treasures of the Church of York and the layers of churches that previously stood on this site during the Roman and Norman times.
Took a walk along the old city wall from Bootham Bar (bar means gate) to the Monk Bar. Simple but fun. Overlooked Dean's Gardens too.
Checked into the hotel in the early evening before embarking on another group dinner at a pub nearby.
I am meant to be sharing rooms with someone but supposedly don't get them till Scotland, so have had my own room the last 2 nights and do again today. Sweet!
Most of us then did the Ghost Tour walk this evening. Didn't see any ghosts, but heard a lot of interesting stories about how people have seen ghosts in York and where they can be found. The question: do you believe...?
Went clubbing at Reflex club, known for it's 80s music afterwards.
Great to see that the NASA Discovery Shuttle landed safely in California.
Another nice day's weather.
Left Oxford and was in York by lunchtime. Dean gave us a brief history lesson on England along the way, including a little about the Romans and Vikings in York.
Heard our day song for the first time too but forgotten its name already...
Did a walking tour through York and saw the York Minster, Parliament St (main street), The Shambles (an old street with very old black and white traditional buildings), and Clifford's Tower.
Separately in our free time, I went with two others, up Clifford's Tower to get a great city view and to learn about how 150 Jews committed suicide in this tower in 1190 due to the antisemitic uprising going on. This tower is actually part of the original castle that once stood.
Went inside the York Minster, the largest (Gothic) cathedral in Northern Europe. Very big, very spectacular, lots of beautiful stain-glass windows. Went downstairs and saw the crypt, treasures of the Church of York and the layers of churches that previously stood on this site during the Roman and Norman times.
Took a walk along the old city wall from Bootham Bar (bar means gate) to the Monk Bar. Simple but fun. Overlooked Dean's Gardens too.
Checked into the hotel in the early evening before embarking on another group dinner at a pub nearby.
I am meant to be sharing rooms with someone but supposedly don't get them till Scotland, so have had my own room the last 2 nights and do again today. Sweet!
Most of us then did the Ghost Tour walk this evening. Didn't see any ghosts, but heard a lot of interesting stories about how people have seen ghosts in York and where they can be found. The question: do you believe...?
Went clubbing at Reflex club, known for it's 80s music afterwards.
Great to see that the NASA Discovery Shuttle landed safely in California.
# posted by mishij @ 9:57 AM 
