What I did on my summer vacation

[McClef]

I bet someone told you how dangerous it was to be kilted in York!

[pdcorlis]

The ornate stone carving around the west entrance to York Minster includes a depiction of a man throwing a bucket of slop out a second story window onto a bagpiper. The stone mason that carved it did it in revenge. It seems a bagpipe busker had been driving him crazy as he worked at the minster stone yard that season.

I'll try to find the photo I took of it on our visit this last May.

[Santa Wally]

Thanks for posting the fantastic photos. Such a contrast between the old cities and the new amazing Falkirk Wheel. When I read "a boat elevator" in the narration, I couldn't imagine what it would be. How it would be done? It took the photos to believe it, words alone would not have been enough. Very interesting and educational to see and read about the tartan looms.

I don't expect to ever be there in the places you shared with us, THANK YOU for taking the time to post them.

[The Wizard of BC]

McClef,

Although I spent two days in York and was Kilted the whole time I found no reason to worry.

Can you explain?

[sydnie7]

Steve and Bobbie, thank you for sharing this great trip. It's a lot of work to organize and publish a travelogue! Have seen for myself a few of the places you've been so far -- isn't that part of Hadrian's Wall called Chester Fort? or perhaps I misremember -- and the scenery and rapefields bring it all back so vividly. Such a wonderful country to visit, now where's that winning lottery ticket. . . around here somewhere. . .

[Paul Henry]

There is still an extant law that allow an inhabitant of York to kill a Scotman if he is carrying a bow and arrow, Trefor often cites this but I doubt very much if any one would need to worry anymore because of the "doctrine of implied repeal".It does mention Scotman though, not a kilted man so on two counts you are safe!!

[Old Hippie]

This is described as the Headquarters or Admin buildings.

Can't be. There's no soldiers still queued up awaiting getting their passes stamped.

[The Wizard of BC]

Well, I guess it's luck that I had to unpack my bow and quiver to make the airlines weight restriction.

Or that I didn't wear my "Go ahead, make my day" T-shirt.

[The Wizard of BC]

For me it was the Castle Museum that was the high point of York.
Now, admittedly I'm a museum junkie.

Cliffords Tower is just outside the museum.



Once you have paid your admission fee this is one of the first things that greets you as you head upstairs.


Boy, I sure hope the Mods don't think this violates our weapons rule.




Inside the museum is entire town call Kirkgate. It is not a museum trick every building is real and was moved into the museum and erected just as it would have looked like in the early 1800's.

Now, most museums are dark but this place was large and my flash wouldn' even reach to the end of the road.




But this is what was just out of flash range.



here are just a few of the buildings on in the town.

[MacKay71]

I think I need a summer vacation like this!