York 8/16 - 8/18/04

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For the nights of 8/16-17 we stayed at the Ascot Guest House (N:53°57.917 / W:01°03.807) in York.  We were on the third floor (I believe a converted attic) and this was the view from our window.   The city is mostly dark and the only building that is lit up is York Minster.  It was a wonderful welcome.
Was this the gate that William Wallace was supposed to have broken in through?  I believe this is Monks Gate.  It was the nearest gate to the B&B that we stayed in.
Here's the family in one of the turrets on the York city walls.  A good portion of the old city walls still exist and you can pretty much do a lap of the city on the wall.  Shannon isn't in the picture because we had left the tripod in the room so the stroller was the tripod and she was asleep.
Looking down the walls from the alcove in the picture above.
This is an area known as The Shambles (N:53°57.584 / W:01°04.824). The Shambles are a bunch of virtually ancient shops and are adjacent to an open air marketplace.
I believe this is ST. Michael-le-Belfry Church.  Built in 1535, it sits across from York Minster.
York Minster (N:53°57.743 / W:01°04.795) is huge!  This was the main thing that I wanted to see in York.
Inside of York Minster.  I'm not Anglican, Catholic, or Orthodox, but the beauty of the cathedrals and the history almost make me wish I were.
I forgot the name of this place.  We are in the inner court yard of a 400 year old official building that is now a coffee shop.
This is a window facing the court yard above.  The detail is incredible.  Can you imagine how much effort it took to carve these windows?
This is an ice house just outside the walls of York from the 1800's.  In the pre-refrigeration days, they would store enough ice from the winter in these buildings to last all summer.
Here we are about to leave the Ascot House in York and drive to Inverness, Scotland.  This place gets two thumbs up!  All of the B&B's that we stayed at were 3 to 5 stars from various organizations and the people were very friendly & helpful.  If I go back to York again, this will be where I stay!
Clifford's Tower (N:53°57.354 / W:01°04.784) in York. This is the site of the first castle in York,  constructed in 1068 by William the Conqueror.  This castle was built by Henry III about 200 years later
Patrick & I on the top of Clifford's Tower.
Roman columns in a court yard in York.  Much of the Roman's work still remains.  That's another civilization who built things to last.


Ipswich     Framlingham Castle     RAF Bentwaters     York

Inverness / Loch Ness     Dunkeld Cathedral    

Stirling     Falkirk     Bannockburn

Dunoon     Edinburgh to London