Day 17 - Thursday - I love York

Today was a busy but fun day. We started the day with a two hour walking tour of York. York has a number of volunteer guides who lead free tours. The guide was very informative as we wandered up and down the walls and streets of the city. York has a medieval wall built on top of a Roman fortress. In some cases it uses the Roman walls as a foundation. There are still signs of the old Roman roads.





















We also wandered through The Shambles, a very narrow medieval street. I could imagine it back when it was lined with butcher shops with meat hanging from the eaves and displayed on counters, many of which are still there.












After the tour of the town we went back to Betty's for cream teas. Once we had our clotted cream fix for the day we headed to the tower for a tour of the Minster. As I said earlier it is a very impressive building. The guide told us the history of the Minster and how it was built around a Roman minster which was built on top of an old Roman fort.

When the tour was finished Debbie relaxed while I climbed the 275 stairs to the top of the tower. The circular stone stairs are so narrow that passing would be impossible so they send people up in groups. They count the number going up and nobody goes down until everyone is at the top. I was the front of the line so I motored up with a young couple behind me. I was a tad out of breath when I reached the top but it was very worth it. The view was magnificent!









Exhausted we headed back to our Inn for cocktails and supper. The waitress recommended steak and ale pie and we are very glad that we tried it. It was the best pie ever.

Tomorrow we head to London.

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