Tuesday, March 16, Owen and the orange bus took us to York. We had a tour of the York Minster, first built as a wooden church around 626. The stone church was begun after the Norman conquest but was not finished. Work resumed in 1220 and it was finished in 1422. It's incredibly beautiful. 
After the tour we stopped for a light lunch at the Cornish Pasty Bakery; I got lamb and mint. Then we wandered around The Shambles, an old narrow street with interesting shops. I bought an alpaca scarf and then some yarn so I could crochet a hat to wear with it.
Then we walked to the York Castle Museum, which was great fun, with recreations of Victorian streets. We strolled along the ancient city wall. 
I think some of the kids were imagining themselves to be archers or swordsmen in long-ago times. I was just trying to keep up! Knee was hurting.
Our trusty driver Owen got us safely to our hotel, a Brittanica out by the Leeds airport, so we could get some rest for the next day's adventure in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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