York

Our day in York got off to a cold, cold start.  The snow turned to sleet and a freezing wind blew and we all quickly realised the inadequacies of our socks!  Emily had on the most layers plus gloves and a beanie and was the warmest.  The rest of us all took turns feeling chilly, that we fixed at regular intervals with visits to shops, coffee and finally, the extended warmth from our visit to the railway museum.

We caught the bus into the city and got off right next to the Shambles......

The Shambles

where we discovered our first of many chocolate shops....

Chocolate Heaven on the left

We spent a bit of time in here, chatting, having a coffee and warming up.  The kids got a special treat - a visit to the kitchens and a handful of chocolate bunnies that weren't quite up to sale quality.

Lovely Ray from Chocolate Heaven spoiling the kiddies

The shops and the alley ways were lovely, but the weather was still crazy, the icy winds and sleet continued.  So we popped into this Christmas Shop.

Emily and Jeremy peeping out of a window

And then as we left the Shambles and headed past the court rooms and a post box to towards the York Minster the sun came out!  Halleluja!

Blue Sky!

After the splendour of the Minster we walked some more and saw the York Eye and some beautiful Autumn colours....

Soaking up the medieval splendour of York

And then had a stroll along the wall

On the wall

where we got a beautiful view back towards the Minster

View of the Minster from the wall

And then it was off to the National Railway Museum, where Emily got to dress up as Paddington Bear...

Em's best impression of Paddington Bear

We all loved York and hopefully will be back again soon.