After checking out of the hotel we walked along the bit of the town walls that we hadn’t already done. Following that we had a quick visit to the City Art Gallery whilst we waited for the Treasurer’s House to open.
The Treasurer’s House is only open for guided tours at this time of year. When we arrived we chose the ghostly myths tour which was very interesting, especially the story of a child visitor that could see a lady in one of the rooms that no-one else could see. That particular room did have rather an unusual type of coldness to it. After the tour we had lunch in the teashop before parting our ways and returning home.
Speaking of ghosts reminds me of a strange incident at work today. Both my colleague and I heard the noise of footfall and were aware of a presence behind us. When we looked there was no-one there…
Tags: City Art Gallery, The Treasurer's House, Town Walls, Weekend away, York
The weather had turned cooler and the morning walk around three quarters of the town walls was quite refreshing. After the walk we stopped off for a cup of tea and then walked along the Shambles before having lunch. One of the shops had some interesting bags and clothing which resulted in me getting a leather and suede rucksack as a birthday present. It replaces one of the same proportions that had to be pensioned off a couple of years ago; It started oozing brown goo out of the straps onto my clothing, so sadly it had to go!
The afternoon was spent in York Minster. I still found it impressive even though I have visited before. It is an amazing place. Whilst I was there, I lit a candle in memory of my Dad. Then I went back to the hotel to freshen up and relax, before going out for an evening meal.
Tags: Family, Picnic in the Park, Stained Glass, The Shambles, Weekend away
Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.
Jesus (Circa 5BC – circa AD30)
Tags: Stained Glass Window, Weekend away, York, York Minster
The hotel breakfast was as good as I remembered it was on my last visit to the hotel. The day was looking a little dull with the possibility of rain so we opted to visit the National Railway Museum rather than do anything that involved being outside. We took a cab ride there, so we arrived just before it opened. We spent several hours there before walking back into York and around the York gardens.
We had an evening meal in The Blue Bicycle which exceeded expectations. We were seated downstairs where there was a lovely atlmoshpere, the food was excellent and there was live music to accompany the meal. A good evening was had by all.
Tags: Euston Arch Gates, National Railway Museum, Weekend away, York
My kitchen is on it’s last legs and needs replacing before it falls apart completely. On the morning of my departure to York for my weekend away with family, the kitchen fitters arrived at 8am to assess the situation. They only stayed for about 20 minutes which meant a nice early start to the journey because there was no point in hanging around after they had left. The further north we got the more it seemed that autumn had set in and there were some glorious coloured leaves on the trees.
We all arrived in York in time for lunch, so we booked into the hotel but left the bags in the car and headed into the city. After lunch we visited the Yorvik Centre and then wandered around the the town before heading back to the hotel to find our rooms and empty our cases. The hotel was very busy over the weekend and there was a shortage of single rooms so Mum’s had been upgraded. It was a fabulous room, the bathroom alone was big enough for a hotel room!
We had our evening meal in The Olive Tree which is opposite Cliffords Tower. I chose Sea Bass which was delicious. Following that we had a quick drink in the hotel bar before retiring for an early night which for me was much needed after such an early morning start 
Tags: Lady Anne Middleton's Hotel, The Olive Tree, Weekend away, York, Yorvik Centre
- Two different perspectives of two different parts of York
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Tags: Town Walls, Vacation, Weekend away, York Minster, Yorkshire
For my recent visit to London the original plan was to visit St Paul’s cathedral. The last time I visited the cathedral was on a school trip so you can guess how long ago that was… However, after the plan was made protesters took up residence just outside the cathedral so a plan B had to be hatched.
Plan B was a visit to the Tate Britain art gallery, which was rather adventurous because last time I went there I didn’t make it past the teashop. I was just about to sit down with a nice cup of tea when the fire alarm went off and the building was evacuated. But that is another story…
The first port of call in the gallery was the Apocalypse exhibition by John Martin. His paintings, amongst other things, depict biblical scenes, heaven, hell, death, destruction and other dramatic events. I thought it was an excellent display of his work, especially the triptych of judgement day which was displayed as a proto-cinematic effect son-et-Lumière display. The centre painting showed God surrounded by his angels casting judgement. On one side of this painting, there was another that showed the abyss with fire and brimstone and bodies falling to their doom. The painting on the opposite side showed Paradise and souls that had been found worthy enjoying themselves alongside cherubs.
The ten minute light show was very dramatic. The lights highlighted and changed the colours of the paintings, and, on occasions gave the impression of movement within the paintings, which the artist painted in the 1830s. The light show was accompanied by sound effects and a commentary. I thoroughly enjoyed this exhibition and spent quite some time in it.
There was also an exhibition by Barry Flanagan which was more modern and abstract, most of which wasn’t to my taste but after that I had a quick look around the other galleries. A cab ride to Charring Cross was followed by a slow stroll back to Marble Arch and the coach. A good day out was had by all.
Tags: Art, Barry Flanagan, John Martin, London, me, Nelson's Column, Self Portrait, Tate Britain, Trafalgar Square
