An absolutely beautiful day with plans of heading to York. Hornsea is a sleepy seaside town that tends to swell in the weekends with all the Londoners heading north to escape the City. Unfortunately our best-laid plans of getting groceries in Hornsea yesterday were not going to happen so had breakfast at a place called the Conservatory. Not sure why they picked a posh name for a diner because posh, it is not. My good friend Glenys and I go to a wee place in Frankton Hamilton called the Grotto. Very casual and laid back place which we would consider more upmarket than this one. However the locals hang out here and they are still alive.We survived to tell the tale.
After logging York’s details into the GPS, we were off for a leisurely 60-minute drive to York. Passed some gorgeous old villages with names like Bishop Burton where we have a photo of the Jag for inspection. The outskirts of a quaint little historical town called Beverley have a Cow common, fortunately with a cattle stop at both ends otherwise the cows would stroll into town. Within the common the cows can wander anywhere they choose including the highway. It is a place that the locals enjoy picnicking so I guess the rule would be watch your step or where you lay your picnic rug.
York is a fortified town surrounded by ancient walls with the Ouse River running through the centre. There is a large Cathedral called York Minster that dominates the landscape. Learnt some interesting facts about the Cathedral. The word Minster means that it was a place of learning and because the Bishop hangs out there is why it is a Cathedral (OK I guess you all knew that) There are no other high rise buildings (city hall prohibits this) so the Cathedral dominates the landscape. Bill and I are all into exploring so our first place we visited was the Jorvik Viking centre. It is the site of a Viking city Jorvik 975 BC where the name York came from. Excavations started in 1976 when Viking remains were discovered in the centre of town. The unusual oxygen –free soil had managed to preserve the artifacts to a near perfect condition. Excavations were completed in 1981 and pretty much it is a working town under ground with York built above. If you are ever up this way it is a must see. They have even reproduced the smells of the city including the foul smell of a cesspit, so the nostrils did get an unwanted work out. After this experience we strolled through York Castle Museum with all manner of exhibits including a Victorian Street which turns from night to day every 15 minutes, a prison with exercise yard. The scariest part was history is now considered to be from the 1980s which makes us both feel old and there was a section dedicated to the 1960s.Notice the boarded up windows on one of the photos. This is where the word day-light robbery came from.They had a tax called daylight taxes and the punishment of non payment tax was bricking up your window. Be grateful for GST.
Following this we went on yet another open-air bus tour before heading back to Hornsea. Spent the evening over dinner catching up with John and Marion. Off to Hull to watch a game of Rugby league tomorrow.
After logging York’s details into the GPS, we were off for a leisurely 60-minute drive to York. Passed some gorgeous old villages with names like Bishop Burton where we have a photo of the Jag for inspection. The outskirts of a quaint little historical town called Beverley have a Cow common, fortunately with a cattle stop at both ends otherwise the cows would stroll into town. Within the common the cows can wander anywhere they choose including the highway. It is a place that the locals enjoy picnicking so I guess the rule would be watch your step or where you lay your picnic rug.
York is a fortified town surrounded by ancient walls with the Ouse River running through the centre. There is a large Cathedral called York Minster that dominates the landscape. Learnt some interesting facts about the Cathedral. The word Minster means that it was a place of learning and because the Bishop hangs out there is why it is a Cathedral (OK I guess you all knew that) There are no other high rise buildings (city hall prohibits this) so the Cathedral dominates the landscape. Bill and I are all into exploring so our first place we visited was the Jorvik Viking centre. It is the site of a Viking city Jorvik 975 BC where the name York came from. Excavations started in 1976 when Viking remains were discovered in the centre of town. The unusual oxygen –free soil had managed to preserve the artifacts to a near perfect condition. Excavations were completed in 1981 and pretty much it is a working town under ground with York built above. If you are ever up this way it is a must see. They have even reproduced the smells of the city including the foul smell of a cesspit, so the nostrils did get an unwanted work out. After this experience we strolled through York Castle Museum with all manner of exhibits including a Victorian Street which turns from night to day every 15 minutes, a prison with exercise yard. The scariest part was history is now considered to be from the 1980s which makes us both feel old and there was a section dedicated to the 1960s.Notice the boarded up windows on one of the photos. This is where the word day-light robbery came from.They had a tax called daylight taxes and the punishment of non payment tax was bricking up your window. Be grateful for GST.
Following this we went on yet another open-air bus tour before heading back to Hornsea. Spent the evening over dinner catching up with John and Marion. Off to Hull to watch a game of Rugby league tomorrow.
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