Thursday, February 16, 2012

Day trip to York

So, two weeks ago we went on a day trip to York, and I completely forgot to blog about it.  Well, here we go.

York is a city in Yorkshire about an hour away from Leeds.  It's the second biggest tourist destination besides London because of its rich history of Romans and walls and kings and stuff.  But really, it is a pretty cool city.  Since it's so old (even by English standards), it has a unique design and layout.  The main part is the old city enclosed in walls.  It's quite cramped and it's obvious that it has been built up over hundreds of years.  The main attraction is the York Minster.  It was beautiful outside, and the stained glass was gorgeous.  Stained glass, by the way, proves difficult to capture on camera.  Fun fact: the main stained glass piece is 76 feet tall, and is made of over 2 million pieces.  During the wars, they dismantled the piece and hid it to protect the history.







We didn't want to pay to go inside (cheap exchange students), so pictures in the entry area had to suffice






It was fairly cold, as evidenced by the pictures, so a few of us popped into a tea room.  It was absolutely adorable.  We sat upstairs in a tiny room and and enjoyed the warmth and delicious food.  The broccoli and cheese soup was probably the best I've ever had.  And the tea was classic English, meaning good.











We had a very fun day, but by the end we were all a bit worn out.  My legs are going to be supa strong from walking everywhere!

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