That same day we climbed up to Clifford's Tower where there are some great views of York city. The kids bought wooden swords with their holiday spending money and spent the rest of the afternoon reenacting the events in the tower. Meanwhile we meandered along the Roman walls - with the boys racing ahead of course - and walked down the truly incredible "Shambles", delighting in the overhanging timber-framed buildings and enjoying a little retail therapy inside them too! I did make it into the wonderful Cath Kidston shop, though my pocket money did not stretch that far on this occasion.
The next day we took a little time away from "Old York", as one son called it, and headed further north to the pretty little seaside town of Whitby and the delightful fishing village, Robin Hood’s Bay. Whitby requires a whole post to itself - far too may photos to post here - but below you can see the charming Robin Hood's Bay, with every twist and turn of a street bringing into view another picture postcard scene.
It is doubtful if Robin Hood himself was ever in the area but, no matter, Robin Hood's Bay, perched at the top of a very steep cliff, with cobbled street down to the sea, is still a place of legend. Viking raiders settled there, nobody knows how many smugglers plied their illicit trade there, and legend has it that secret tunnels and passageways once existed between the houses.
The boys had a wonderful time investigating the rock pools and exploring, whilst I happily photographed the labyrinth of streets and cottages piled on top of one another. Robin Hood's Bay really is a truly lovely Yorkshire village and we all decided that it was the perfect place for a Famous Five adventure!
The next day we were back in York for a prebooked visit to Jorvik. We travelled around the Viking-age city in capsules, encountering the Old-Norse-speaking citizens and their homes and back yards along the way. The afternoon was spent at the excellent National Railway Museum and before long it was time to be heading back to Hull, where a certain football game beckoned...
6 comments:
I am so enjoying looking at your wonderful vacation photos. I bet you didn't want to leave.
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Thanks for sharing this wonderful Blogpost, I really enjoyed reading it !
I would love to visit there, and Ireland too!
Gorgeous and fantastic! Next time can I come too??? lol
T♥
Looks like you had a lovely trip. I can't wait to do some international travel with my children. They are now getting old enough to have the energy for touring about. PS. Of course you are included in the my blog give-away - being international is part of what makes the internet special! x maribeth
Thanks for stopping by my blog. These pictures are fabulous and I am super jealous of this great vacation! Looking forward to reading more posts!
-Janet
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