Had a great day in York on Thursday with my best friend Pauline .... she usually has a little grand daughter to look after, but not this week as her own daughter was on holiday with husband and kids so we finally had a day to ourselves !! We decided to go by train as it is only a 40 minute journey from Durham and would save us having to drive there and back .... we were there by 10.30 and got a taxi into the city - both of us using walking sticks so we had to make sure we didn't walk too far in one go !
First stop - The Viking Loom - where I could pick up one or two 'necessary' stitching items :)
Had a walk down The Shambles' - one of York's famous cobbled streets and then time for a sit down and an early lunch .... after lunch more places to visit - we didn't want to go into shops you find in every town and city, but unusual ones - and York is full of them ! Particularly the 'Bear Shop' where there is a huge 6 foot black teddy bear standing at the entrance ! Soon time for afternoon tea and where better to go than Betty's famous tea shop ..... where we had delicious chocolate and raspberry cake and lovely Java coffee .... by 4 o'clock we were too tired and aching to go any further so hailed a taxi and went to find a train home ...
Great day out .... and now slowly recovering !
April Gifted Gorgeousness
3 days ago
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Did you take any pics? I would love to see photos of York. It sounds like a lovely place!! Glad you had fun, but recovery is a you know what!!! It was like that for me in London when I went a couple of years ago. The first day was okay. I was sore at the end, but not miserable. The second day we did Tower of London, and went through the White Tower. I was already really sore and hurting, and there are four floors to the White Tower. I don't do steps well, and they're very narrow staircases, and with so many people behind me, I couldn't stop to rest. So I was done after that. We sat in the square nearby and stitched for a couple of hours, lol. It was still fun though!!! (Well, White Tower not so much, but the stitching and chatting were fun!)
We have to try and find a happy menium don't we Julie ... between pain and enjoyment but some things are worth the pain !
Amen. I would do London again, except for the White Tower! It just did me in. But I would love to do Tower Bridge and a couple of other places. Those are definitely worth the pain!
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