Day 2 York

Bloggers picture upload feature isn't working for me right now, so I'll just post the pictures tomorrow, while I tell a little bit about our day/night in York. We arrived at the little B&B right on time and were met at the door by our hostess. She quickly handed us a parking pass so that we could leave our car parked on the street. Parking is a BIG,BIG issue in these small towns. In fact, I'm not sure where, in England it is NOT an issue.Our rooms were large, comfortable and ready for our arrival. The kids room was like a little suite, so Savannah essentially had her own room. After throwing our bags down and getting settled in we scoured the maps and information on York that was in our room. We had to narrow down what we most wanted to do and set a plan for the morning. After that, we bundled up and headed out. The wind was wicked whipping through the streets of York as we headed for a good pub for dinner. The pub was actually located inside the old Roman walls of York and was aptly named "Hole in the Wall". You could actually see parts of the wall on the INSIDE of the pub. Pretty cool. Race went up to the bar and ordered for us. Another awesome meal was waiting for us. We ate big......AGAIN. We walked around the town of York for awhile, but it was SOOoooo COLD and WINDY! We arrived at York Minster just in time for Evensong. So we sat for the service. If you ever have the opportunity to sit for an evensong in this or Westminster Abbey, I highly suggest it. It is really an incredible experience. We ducked into a cafe before long and got hot chocolates and coffees all the way around. We went by Betty's tea room, and I was reminded of my LAST time in York, England with Janelle
Thomasina and we a little "incident" in the upscale tearoom at Betty's. But that's another story. (ahem..) York is charming town with beautiful old buildings and streets , so it is hard to believe some of it's brutal, bloody history. History .....bloodshed that took place in these same streets.....in these same buildings. After we were frozen to the core we began the walk back to the B&B. We crashed for the night and slept like logs.
The next morning we were up bright and early. We headed downstairs for breakfast. there were 3 tables. We took 2 of them, and another couple was at the third. Another big full english breakfast and we were off. We had decided to visit "Viking York". They have actually excavated the Viking town of York found beneath the current city streets. We had to find our way around and find a public parking place. And then you have to pay....a lot if you convert back to $$. But the excavation was INCREDIBLE! We loved it. They have actually excavated a very well-preserved Viking city. They really showed the very brutal lifestyle that WAS the Viking town. We LOVED this exhibit. Then we took the kids to the "DIG". This is where they actually teach the kids (and adults) a lot more about archaeology and let them take part in digging some artifacts. We spent most of the day doing these things, stopping only long enough for a tea & scone break. When we were finished up at the excavation we stopped in a pub for a lunch/dinner. We ducked into a good looking pub, settled into the back, took off all our coats, etc. Race went up to the bar to place our order, and we found out that they had stopped serving food till dinner time. GAH! So we bundled back up and hit the streets. We went into another place, ate, drank, and discussed the day. When we got up to leave, I discovered that I had left my bag in the last pub!!!! O.k, I HATE that feeling. Thankfully, we booked it back to the first pub, and it was right there. WHEW! This why Race carries all the important stuff!!! LOL! After walking around the top of the walls a bit, we loaded up in the car and made the drive to our final destination in the Lake District.

Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to post our York pictures, but you got the story!
Cheers!
Melissa

Scratch that--The pictures are below this post.