Meanwhile in York

I find it difficult to wrap my mind around cities that are over a thousand years old. Obviously, most of the currently existing buildings aren't that old but much of what we saw dated from the 1400 and 1500's. Yorkminster (minster implies that there was a school atached) Cathedral contains the oldest (middle ages) stained glass in Great Britain.  During the Reformation era Protestants destroyed much of the art work in the big old cathedrals. At Yorkminster they didn't destroy the glass but they did pull down and shatter all of the statues on the outside of the building.  Note the empty niches.

The middle picture shows the ruins of a small chapel and the bottom picture is Clifford's Tower which dates from the 1100's. We ate dinner that evening in a supposedly haunted restaurant which was housed in an old rope making factory where hangman's ropes were made.  We didn't spot any ghosts but did enjoy our second pub experience including beer tasting. Some of us thought that the better tasting experience happened in the afternoon when a Dunkin Donut truck pulled up in a square where we were . and started passing out dozens of donuts for free to promote a new shop they were opening.  The donuts were a big hit based on the large number of people who lined up for the decadent treat. Nice to know we're sharing something of our culture over seas.