Miller Time in London: York

I went on a quick two day trip to York with my friend Eugenia from school. I just got to know her this term. She wasn't in my group last term, but is in my group this term. Unfortunately for me, she is only doing the first two terms and is going home to Uraguay a few weeks after the term ends. I wish I would have gotten to know her sooner because she is also interested in travelling as much as she can while she is here. It is actually hard to find other people at school that want to travel.

York is north two hours by train and is a wonderful city to visit. We could walk everywhere. We walked about ten minutes from the train station to our Bed & Breakfast and then another five minutes to the walled in part of the city. Within the walls you could walk to the opposite side of the city in about 15 minutes. It is filled with churches, museums, historic buildings, restaurants, shops, street performers, and proud locals. The highlight of York is the beautiful Gothic church known as the York Minster. It is an amazing building.

The first day we wandered around the streets, ate pork sandwiches at the park outside the Minster, toured the Castle Museum and the Minster, and just enjoyed the city. The second day we went on a free walking tour with a local woman Ann. She is a sweet lady probably in her seventies and she (along with many other locals) volunteers to do these tours. You can tell how proud she is of York and how much she loves to do the tours. One thing I have noticed at all the cities I've visited outside of London is how proud the locals are. They love where they live and they love sharing it with others. It's really neat to experience.