York city tour

The old historic part of York is surrounded by the old Roman medieval wall. I walked the entire wall in 2 hours then dropped in to visit the more historic sites.  The York Minster was an amazing cathedral that draws many tourists.  The crowds weren't too bad as I was there mid week with winter closing in.  I enjoyed the York Castle, Clifford's Tower, the York dungeon and the National Railway Museum.  Every attraction I went through seemed to have an old historic pub close by.  I usually don't stop at all the pubs but they do warm my heart on these cold British days.

York, England

 

The city of York is located in the center of England about 2 hours north of London on the train.  The city of 200,000 was founded 71 AD by the Romans but has evidence that people settled there between 7 and 8,000 BC.  That is a really long time ago.  In the earily years York was a major wool trading center and later a huge railway hub.  The city is rich with historic actactions, the most prominent being the York Minster Cathedral.  I do like this English history and have been taking advantage of the senior rail discounts and off peak cheaper train tickets.  Check out the family owned 2 star B & B I stayed at called the Wheatlands Lodge.  For 35 pounds I got a single cot with breakfast and tea served.  I was also invited to have dinner there served at 6 pm sharp.  The food suited me just fine.   Not exactly a honeymoon suite but for the money it was a bargin.

Skyfall

 

The premier of the newest Bond movie, Skyfall was held here in London last week at the Royal Albert Hall.  Daniel Craig stared in his 3rd 007 role and is the 8th actor who's played the James Bond character.  50 years ago British author Ian Fleming created the original 007 character in the movie Doctor No, played by British actor Sean Connery.  Skyfall is the 23rd Bond movie and the premier here last week was the second biggest UK movie opening next to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.  All the stars of the movie, celebrities, and even some of the Royal Family attended the red carpet event.  There was huge pressure for me to attend but I was in Liverpool working on another story.  Sincere apologises to my loyal blog fans.  I do love the Royal Albert Hall, which is the only concert hall I've been to that has no bad seats with it's circular design.  The cost for a single seat ranged from 1100 to 1700 English pounds. ($1700.00 to $2700.00) That's a bunch!  We did see the movie last weekend here in London, Outstanding!  He always gets the babes....I'm still a fan after 50 years.