York
So we took advantage of the few days off I had from work last week, and we (me, my mam and Melanie) went camping! Haven't been camping in ages and I'd forgotten how much I love it; everything about it is just so great. The tent, the sounds, the camp sites, the weather (hopefully)... just everything. Even when our tent (which is a grand 19 years old) nearly fell down after one end of the top pole snapped, we managed to fix it; even if we did have to resort to melting the plastic end in order to remove it from the pole!
We camped in a small town not far from Ripon called Bishop Monkton, and it's quite possibly the most idyllic little village I have ever seen. It was just so beautiful, with some amazing houses that I can't even begin to guess how expensive they must be. It was only a short trip; we went on Wednesday and came back Friday, with the focus of the time away to go to the beautiful city of York, which we did.
Isn't it just fucking awesome?
We got to York just after lunch after a lazy morning in, around (and repairing!) the tent. With no real goal in mind we started by wandering up to the Minster, gazing at its gothic fantasticness, and grabbing and ice cream before walking part way round the city walls. For the rest of the afternoon we pretty much just explored what York has to offer; not really going anywhere in particular but, then again, York is just pretty awesome wherever you go. Especially here, in the Shambles...
Later on we went to sit by the river, and rather beautfiul it was too; what with the sun going down and everything...
For tea we found a wonderfully cozy little pub called The Hole in the Wall. I had the Lamb and Dumplings; and it was delicious. A little more chilling was done but come 8 o'clock, it was time for the Ghost Tour.
We've been on one of these before (there are many different tours on offer) the last time we were in York, and it was really dramatic; very much street theatre. This tour was very different, just a guy (Tony) leading us round and telling us stories. It was really intimate and personal, not to mention entertaining. As the tour went round, I decided that a black and white picture of the Minster was appropriate.
It's just mint, really.
We camped in a small town not far from Ripon called Bishop Monkton, and it's quite possibly the most idyllic little village I have ever seen. It was just so beautiful, with some amazing houses that I can't even begin to guess how expensive they must be. It was only a short trip; we went on Wednesday and came back Friday, with the focus of the time away to go to the beautiful city of York, which we did.
Isn't it just fucking awesome?
We got to York just after lunch after a lazy morning in, around (and repairing!) the tent. With no real goal in mind we started by wandering up to the Minster, gazing at its gothic fantasticness, and grabbing and ice cream before walking part way round the city walls. For the rest of the afternoon we pretty much just explored what York has to offer; not really going anywhere in particular but, then again, York is just pretty awesome wherever you go. Especially here, in the Shambles...
Later on we went to sit by the river, and rather beautfiul it was too; what with the sun going down and everything...
For tea we found a wonderfully cozy little pub called The Hole in the Wall. I had the Lamb and Dumplings; and it was delicious. A little more chilling was done but come 8 o'clock, it was time for the Ghost Tour.
We've been on one of these before (there are many different tours on offer) the last time we were in York, and it was really dramatic; very much street theatre. This tour was very different, just a guy (Tony) leading us round and telling us stories. It was really intimate and personal, not to mention entertaining. As the tour went round, I decided that a black and white picture of the Minster was appropriate.
It's just mint, really.
posted by Christopher at 9:13 am
1 Comments:
my sister goes to uni here so i have chilled there regularly, its a very relaxing place! hope you keeping well, christian
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