Our train was not until after lunch, so we spent out last morning in York touring the Minster, which was fabulous. We took a guided tour and our guide was both knowledgeable and very funny:
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| Outside the Minster |
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| Along the nave |
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| This is the cathedra - the chair the archbishop sits in when he comes here (and what makes the church a cathedral - we learned something new!) |
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| Stained glass over the front door |
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| This is the stained class on the north side of the transverse. It is so dark because they took it down to preserve it during the war and when it was restored, it was not done correctly (our guide had some words about that) |
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| These are statues of all the kings of England. Our guide pointed out that each one has one of three faces -- he is pretty sure none of the three sculptors knew what any of the kings looked like and they just sculpted each other |
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| The woodwork in the chapel is made to look medieval, but it was actually restored in the 18th Century after having been burned by a lunatic |
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| Creation window -- each panel is a scene from the bible |
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| The tombs reminded me of Westminster -- the effigies were all so lively |
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| The basement had a museum with lots of relics from when the Romans held the minster -- this section of roman mural is still on the walls |
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| Statue of Queen Elizabeth II that was recently dedicated by King Charles III |
From the Minster, we took a quick walk around the shambles and then boarded our train to Durham. Right across the street from the train station was an overlook of the city, which gave us a nice view of the castle and cathedral as we made our way to the bus station:
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| View out the front door |
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| Fields of barley |
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| Dry stone walls |
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