York via Lincoln

We drove from Norfolk to York over two days, breaking the journey at Lincoln.
We went into Lincoln and had a look around, the main attractions here being the Cathedral and the Castle.In the Castle, we saw one of the remaining copies of the Magna Carta. Of the 41 documents originally made and distributed throughout the country, only 4 remain. We saw 2 in the British Library, 1 here at Lincoln, and will see the 4th at Salisbury. Pretty cool.

On Thursday morning, we drove from Lincoln, crossing the Humber Bridge into Yorkshire. Part of the road on our route to York included a stretch which was once a Roman Road (Ermine Street) - awesome.
York is a very historic city, and still has its ancient city wall. We are staying near one of the gates, called "bars", so we can walk to just about any of the sites that we want to visit. Today we walked around the city centre and explored some of its fascinating streets. Of particular interest was "The Shambles", a medieval street whose buildings lean inwards so that the upper floors almost meet at the top. I've taken some pictures, but I'm finding that my photos of street scenes don't really capture the essence of the places. (I tried some of the London squares also, but they just don't capture it).

Yet another Medieval Catheral - this time York Minster. It must seem that all we've done is look at Cathedrals, but I'm finding that each one is unique, and has its own special feeling. This was true of York Minster also. A special feature here is the remains of a Roman fortress which was built on the site around 71AD. These remains were uncovered during underpinning works at the Minster during the 1960s-70s, and can be seen in the Minster's Undercroft. The remains of an earlier Norman Cathedral can also be seen in the Undercroft; this existed before building of the present Minster was commenced in 1220.
Well worth the visit!