Travelodge Hull South Cave
Travel Blogs from South Cave
Durham and York
... favourite, with the cathedral's plain ceiling covering a series of smaller shrines, including that of St Cuthbert. Back outside, we visited the Cathedral Library via the cloisters. A librarian (a Kiwi) gave us an impromptu chat about the 13th century building, which used to house the refectory and the dormitories. Went back through the cobble paved alleys of town. Drove to York. Found the hostel and had dinner at Michael's Brasserie. Yorkshire Pudding for each. Lots of liver. Ate it ...
A York That´s Not New
... are made here annually, not to mention their many other brands! By the end of the tour, we had a major sugar rush, which kept us in high gear for the rest of the day.
York is also home to one of the biggest cathedrals in Europe (York Minster), so of course, we had to see it. Rather than pay the steep 9-pound per-person admission (about $16), we opted to attend a daily service held in the afternoon, known as Evensong, which is free. ...
Day 1
Soooo excited now. We're all ready now - packed and ready to go! We're sitting around watching back to the future waiting to go off and get the bus and are both completely full of excitement, nervousness and a feeling that we're going to miss Annie and Sethie soooooo much. Setting off in an hour & 20 mins. Can't ...
Packing
Spent the weekend getting bits and pieces together for our trip - nearly there now I think :) Just need to get a new suitcase for me grrrrr - mine broke as I was zipping it up. Sooooo annoying. Still, getting properly excited now . . . Only three days to ...
Walled City of York
... too boggy so they left it as the King's personal fishing spot. It took a good 4 hours or so and included a few gates that span across the roads and the old Kings residence which just looks like a small tower now since it was partially destroyed and sits on top a large mound looking over the city. That night we had dinner in one of the really old and small English pubs. I really find these pubs the best, the atmosphere and cosiness with the wooden table ...