Ouse River at night, near my hotel
14 November, 2013
York, England.
This is the last stop before I return to Glasgow for the weekend and begin my trek west on Tuesday. My time here has been very relaxed and low key . I had come here to visit the last Gothic church on this pilgrimage to sacred places – Yorkminster. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkminster ) Unfortunately due to graduation ceremonies for St. John’s University, the church has been closed to visitors while I have been here. This resulted in my spending the day wandering the winding medieval streets of the old town, and visiting the ruins of St. Mary’s Abbey just outside the old city walls.
Nave at Yorkminster
Original medieval city gate
St. Mary’s Abbey
The fortress walls date back to the Romans in the late 1st century, but settlement here on the Ouse River is much older than that. It’s still amazing to me after a month of such experiences to walk these tiny streets between buildings that are 400-600 years old. At home something is old if it’s been around for 120 years. Here it’s not worth looking at as it’s really too new if it was only built in the 19th century.
Garden along the old city wall
The street called Shambles
The Golden Fleece on the left. Haunted Pub & Guest House where I had dinner a couple of times.
This is a charming town, and I can see myself returning here on a future trip to the UK.
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