Day 14 (April 16): York to Durham

Short train ride from York to Durham.

there's the Cathedral

Settling in to our 2-bedroom flat which will be home for two months.

we are staying in Van Mildert College

Walked into Durham City to look around a bit.

I think we will like it here

Day 13 (April 15): York

Sunday Mass at St. Wilfrid's this morning.  Then a short walk over to tour through "the Minster" -- York's famous Cathedral.

the church was full

photos are okay in the Minster

It's a pretty impressive one, as far as Cathedrals go.  And I've seen quite a few.

We took a break for a nice lunch and then finished our visit.  Then we headed out to walk on the rest of the City Walls -- it's about 3 miles total and we'd done a small section the day before.

daffodils are a nice touch

Day 12 (April 14): York

We started the day with a full English breakfast (of course) which is a definite perk of travelling in the U.K.  Then off to pick up a free guided city tour.  Unfortunately it rained through much of it and was very cold...  we learned our lesson to always be prepared with a rain jacket and warm layers.

cold & rainy & very historical York

After warming up with Cornish pasties and hot chocolate, we toured the York Castle Museum anc Clifford's Tower.

not really

Dinner at an Italian restaurant.  A full day.

Day 11 (April 13): London to York

Breakfast, packed up, took the bus over to the Museum of London and looked around for a bit.  Back to the hotel, ate lunch, and left to get a train from King's Cross Station.

York Minster

Several hours later arrived York and got a cab to our guesthouse.  Wandered around a bit, got dinner, called it a day.