Down by the Riverside - York
I know, I might have posted before about York once or twice but on this post, there are no trains! It's a beautiful and historic city all year round but there is something even more magical about the place on a mild Autumn day under an almost cloudless azure sky.
The wife and my Mum had gone off to Betty's Tea Rooms as I was left alone to enjoy the day and after parking the car, took the scenic route on course to the Railway museum. More train pictures will have to wait because this post is in honour of the riverside.
The river in question is the River Ouse runs right through the centre of York on its journey from its source where the Swale meets the Ure in Linton and continues out to the Humber and eventually into the North Sea and due to its depth and being navigable was one of the natural factors that made this such a perfect site for the Romans to base themselves when they first arrived here almost 2000 years ago!
The bridge you can see is Lendal Bridge designed by Thomas Page who in another fairly big city, also designed Westminster Bridge! It's one of three main road bridges in the city centre and just to the rear of it is Lendal tower, built into the city walls and which the bridge connects to Barker Tower, both of which have their origins in medieval times.
A beautiful stroll in a beautiful city by a beautiful river on a beautiful day. And then it was time to see some more trains!
As always, all pictures were taken by me and the exact location of Lendal Bridge has been added to the wonderful @pinmapple.
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Sorry pigeons. I didn't mean to frighten you...or perhaps I did to get this photo of you in flight!
Another gate within the roman walls that surround this historic and beautiful city.
The roof of Barker Tower on the West Bank.
Rivers have always been places of industry, and here, the former home of the long defunct 'Yorkshire Herald' newspaper sits comfortably by the rest of the more splendid buildings.
It might be a beautiful day with a fair amount of tourists but the river boats mainly sit idle at this time of year.
Museum gardens looked absolutely stunning in their Autumnal finery.
A squirrel hunted for nuts to stash away before the harsh winter descends.
A beautiful location for a stroll. This path is actually named Judy Dench walk after the famous actress who was born here.
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@macchiata what were you saying about England? lol ;-)
We really enjoyed York too and not just because there's an Apple Store there. And not just because both times we went there were the only two days out of the year it didn't rain there either.
If I didn't know any better I'd say you miss home.
Apple store haha....
I do sometimes. It's still home after all, as I mentioned in a recent post, you can't ever extract yourself completely from your roots. On a positive note though, been away makes one appreciate places more and York is a prime example. I used to hate the place. The terrible traffic, those damned cyclists and the arty-farty cafes with their artisan, over-priced croissants! Now, it's high up the list of places to go to when I return.
However, if you did happen to turn up in the wet...
Hows you three doing? Hope Pura is coping and the dawggg is settling in well.
Best weekend to you @dandays :-)
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This place is a lovely place..I hope to visit one day
@temi-tee Work hard and there is nothing you won't be able to achieve in life. Wishing you a wonderful weekend and huge thanks for dropping by :-)
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I second this.
Looks like a great place to visit… when we went in April to the uk we were tossing between York and Edinburg to visit for a 3 night break away from hubbies family visits. We chose Edinburg…
Maybe next time we go and visit York.
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Thank you . It is lovely there if you ever get the chance . Your photos would really do it justice :-)
You are welcome 😊 have to properly gear up than camera wise hahaha 🤣
Thanks, will try and let you know. 👋🏻☀️
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Beautiful place where it seems that the past has been preserved very well. Would York be the city of the UK? right?
It is mate and has possibly as many Roman ruins and history as Rome itself does! The whole city was founded during the Roman occupation 2000 years ago. It's like walking around a living museum!
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York is so beautiful and love this tour you took us along the riverside
Thanks for joining the Wednesday, I always love seeing all the walks shared from around the world, but as I am not getting out for as many walks at the moment because of feeling the cold I am especially loving the walks all around the world its like a virtual world tour
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York is a lovely, peaceful and beautiful place :) I'm glad you had a good time here, and hope you're enjoying the holidays :) Happy New Year Nathen, and best wishes for 2023. Also, I'd love to say thank you for your encouragement and motivation over the past year. I always appreciate it :)