York

York is a very compact town in England. Almost everything is within a few minutes walk which makes it a great place for tourists.  York has great churches, wonderful museums, very fun tours, and lots of restaurants.  I like York because it is said to be the most haunted town in England.  I even went on a Ghost tour.  This is me with our tour guide below.

This is the York Minster.  The York Minster is a very famous Gothic church in York.  It was built between 1291 and 1350.  It is the largest Gothic church in England.

This is a view from the York Minster towers.  We walked up 275 stairs to get to the top of the tower.  Imagine walking up that everyday for work.  you also couldn't be very big because the stairway is very narrow and steep.

There was some construction going on on the outside of the York Minister.  They were replacing some of the stones with new ones.  That would be hard work because the damaged stones were so detailed.  They say that there is always repair work occurring on or in the church.

This is a horse with a moustache.  I just thought it was funny.  This horse was carrying a carriage that I think was to bring people around the town.

This is the York city wall.  The first wall was a simple earth and wood stockade built by the Romans in the 2nd century to surround their early fort.  The wall you walk on today is the medieval wall, almost three miles around.  It dates from the 13th century and stands on an earth rampart built by the Anglo-Danish Kings of York, and later enlarged by the Normans.  The wall has been extensively  restored in the last two centuries.