3-D relief map of the town of York.
More views of this quaint town.
Elaine is interested in breakfast.
Below, Monk Bar, a tower in the town wall that houses the world’s smallest prison cell and a Richard III exhibit. The museum is set on rehabilitating the reputation of Richard III which Shakespeare pretty much destroyed.
Bile Beans? Don’t ask. An old advertising sign on the side of a building.
A walk on the old town walls of this walled city. About 1/3 or the original town walls remain intact.
Below, a giant Chestnut Tree adjacent to the town wall.
Elaine being Elaine on the bus tour of the city.
One of the fortified entry gates in the town wall.
Some of the intact town walls.
Old city entry tower into the walls. and below some of the ancient homes dating from the 15th century.
Below, the Red Lion one of the few timber built buildings remaining in the city.
Below, the city is a little more modern outside the city walls.
Below, all that remains of the York Castle. Interestingly, one of its last uses was as a prison and one of the enterprising guards was selling stones from the inside of the prison as building blocks. No need to pay a mason, just show up at the back door of the prison after midnight and buy some ready cut stone. The guard was soon a prisoner.
Below, some views along the river in York.
Elaine has yet to see a flower or hanging basket that she has not photographed. Fascinated by the beautiful plants which unlike Texas are growing in mid July.
The giant candy factory in York. Who knew that York was famous for its candy making?
Below, the York Wheel.
We arrive at the York rail station to meet our driver for our afternoon trip. Queen Victoria visited York and officially opened the York rail station but vowed never to return to York when she was presented with a bill for lunch!
Below, the mass graves of victims of the plague in York.
Below, final views of the city walls of York.
An ancient abbey destroyed by the army of Henry VIII during his extermination of everything Catholic in England.
Below, the Yorkshire Moors. Similar to the moors of the Highlands of Scotland. For a short 3 weeks in August, all the heather blooms purple and covers the hillsides.
We arrive at the seaside town of Whitby. Note the steep streets down to the riverside.
High on the hill across the river is another abbey destroyed by Henry VIII.
Elaine with the lobster traps. Below, a nice river runs through this seaside town and divides old town from the new town on the north side of the river.
Below, we stop for a Fish & Chips lunch at Magpie’s. At this restaurant, you have to choose from about 15 different kinds of fish for lunch. Since this is a fishing village on the North Sea, fresh fish is purchased by the restaurant right off the docks across the street.
Sunset scenes of Whitby.
Below, Robin Hood Bay used by smuggles to avoid import duties.
Cliffs at Robin Hood Bay that drop into the North Sea.
Did Elaine really kiss a fish????
Below, the steep streets coming up from Robin Hood Bay.
Below, views of Whitby from the high bridge crossing the river.
Below, a stop at the steam train depot Grossmont.
What is Shewn?
A bridge at the Grossmont Rail Station used in a Harry Potter movie.
We made a stop at a store used in one of the English shows Heartbeat.
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This sheep seems to have escaped through the gate.
See that building on the hill in the distance? No you don’t, there is nothing there. This was a giant listening station used to listen in to Soviet broadcasts during the Cold War and to track Russian submarines entering the North Sea.
Above, final views of the Yorkshire Moors.
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