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Curmudge ([personal profile] johncomic) wrote2018-12-06 03:53 pm

UK2018 Trip - Dec 6

Today was mostly another walkabout day for me. This morning we went to the grocery store, on the way to which we passed the 15th century pub The Black Swan:

The Black Swan

Me at Sainsbury's, where they have all kinds of things we can't get at home:

me in front of Sainsbury sweets

On the way back, we caught a brief moment of the sun struggling to break through, illuminating the mighty spires of Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate:

sun on Whip-Ma

After lunch I went back out for a solo wander, starting with places I had been last year and yesterday. But today I discovered a tiny passageway linking The Shambles to Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate:

from Shambles to Whip-Ma

wherein I also found a hidden shop!

number 1 point 5

I made my way past Grape Lane, which I understand used to be called something else:

Grape Ln sign

I think it looks kinda charming:

Grape Ln

As I expected, I found myself at York Minster, which I wanted to revisit this year. Here's the first peek of it from Minster Gates:

York Minster from Minster Gates

and some closer shots from the side:

York Minster
Minster window

and this year I even had a look at the back of it:

Minster rear

Leaving the Minster, I wandered down High Petergate -- here is a view of Low Petergate therefrom:

view of Low Petergate

Found some spiffy old shops on Stonegate, which I peeked down last year but walked the length of this time:

Stonegate shop
moar Stonegate shop

Wended my way past St. Sampson's:

St Sampsons

Came upon Ogleforth:

Ogleforth sign

No idea what's down there but it looks modestly quaint to me:

Ogleforth

And found myself at Monk Bar and the old walls of the city!

wall gate
wall
moar wall
yet moar wall

Passed St. Cuthbert's on the way back:

St Cuthberts

And Aldwark -- looked a bit interesting...

Aldwark

And this: no idea if it's special or important, but to me it looks and sounds so completely English!

very English sign

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