Backing up to some time ago...to the day we left our lovely little cottage on the edge of Wales. We were well taken care of by our landlady...fresh strawberries from her garden in the mornings, perfect recommendations of local sites and food, and surprising us with our laundry dried and folded after our washing machine failed (we came home from a day of exploring around to find it still running with the morning's load in it!). Did I describe the morning walk that Tim and I took straight from our cottage door, up the road to the 'foot path', over the stye, and following well hidden path markers through the fields, carefully avoiding the huge cow patties, and brushing past hedges of holly...to find ourselves at the top of a hill o'erlooking the entire country side, with a view to the Black Mountains! We had been warned that the South of Wales was rather unattractive, and that we were missing the coast and Northern areas which were wonderful.....but mid Wales is stunning!
So, we headed off to York, historic walled city on the opposite side of the country. Tim driving for the first time in awhile, and Micah and Noam continuing to take shifts at reading The SkyStone. Finding a chance to visit Hadrian's wall fast becoming a priority for the boys!
Entering York, finding parking, meeting up with cousin Paul and his lovely partner Suzie was the first task! Bit tense...but it all worked out, and Paul, in his caring big brotherly manner took everyone and everything in hand....scooting us off for a coffee, and a welcome moment's respite before exploring the town. York is filled with cobblestone streets, shops abound, and of course, the extraodinary York Minster Gothic Cathedral, which was hosting a wedding while we were there...Suzie and I happily held back to watch the photos on the step of this magnificent structure and the bride sailing off in the limo...before joining the others in the entranceway. We didn't go further in to the Cathedral, but the entrance alone gave impressions of huge grandeur and elaborate stone work and stained glass...quite awesome. A fun visit with the Vikings in a ride that is a bit of Disney meets hmmm? i suppose just a BBC history lesson. I found the Vikings a bit smelly, but otherwise loved the trip back in time.
After a day of shopping, and browsing, high tea at the famous Betty's Tea Room, and so on...we ventured out into the countryside of Yorkshire to find our B&B. Find it we did after many curvy roads and a few wrong turns. A lovely horse farm, with Peacocks in the yard, and situated in the midst of fields and trees. It was a gorgeous afternoon with the trees and plants blowing in a cleansing wind. Tim and I just had time for a stroll through the fields on our own, before we all headed off to the local pub for supper.
I'll sign off for now. We had a leisurely morning today, and it's half past eleven! Going to head off now to see the Tower of London, but I'll fill in the blank about our pub supper and adventures later.
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