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Ravenscar to York
Wednesday spent within my snug four walls and a good part of Thursday, too, though by then it had become comparatively balmy and I hiked up to Raven Hall for lunch. Being my last night in Ravenscar, I polished off my my leftovers and drained the rest of my Laphroaig by the fire, so I wouldn't need to carry that heavy bottle along to York the next …
A brief history of York, part one
Arrive at York Station, just a 10-minute walk from The Judges Lodgings, my hotel, an early 18th-C. Georgian house, once the residence of a doctor (whose son, also a physician, was the very same one who lived at Ravenscar and treated mad King George III - small world) and then the official quarters of the judges of assize from 1806 until 1976. …
A brief history of York, part two
After a couple of pints at The Golden Fleece (est. 1503) it's Indian fare tonight at the Mumbai Lounge, where I am seated to the serving window to the kitchen at the only table not strewn with flower petals. Obviously a table of distinction. I order a chicken dish designated "hot taste." I don't recall the name of it, but after a few bites, I …
Durham and York
... 11th century Norman Cathedral of Durham. Unlike Westminster Abbey, the Cathedral was very decoratively clean on the inside. The windows were smaller, the construction stone more light in colour and not nearly as covered by inscriptions and tombs. Huge columns, decorated by simple patterns lined the nave and beyond. From the centre of the cross, one could see a good way up the bell tower, and made it easy to imagine what Tintern Abbey might have been like. The back of the cathedral ...
Airports and aeroplanes
... my bag i discover that i've smuggled a banana in to the country! Me and James exchange a few funny stories via text which make me giggle and passes the time. I killed a few hours watching Cool runnings on my lap top and then more of my friends in the UK started to wake up so I made the most of the free wifi and chatted to people on Facebook. I haven't really slept since I was at home, in my bed, with Konrad. I miss him and have been seeing his ...