Let me recall where have I just been. Yeap, The Teddy Bear Shop in Stonegate, Melton's Too cafe in Walmgate, Stonegate, Castlegate, High Petergate, Low Petergate and...Monkgate.
York is a confusing city!
Not because of the confusing medieval tangle, but the term "gate" which means "street".
But York is an old and very beautiful city. Just ideal for a short stay. The typical escape for retirees, a cosy walking street for tourists...all that because I can't see any big shopping mall like Primark or Mark & Spencer dominating one corner of the street. All that I see are brands moving into the wonderfully preserved heritage small shops, even Vivienne Westwood is as large as your convenient store next door.
The streets are narrow but bustling. Shopping is all on foot. I would say, if you were to take a bus, you would have missed another finest element of the alleyways and great street performance.
Apparently during my second visit in the city, I have gained the most out of it. The chatty part with the old couple, the $1.90 quick snack in a wagon, the wonderful piece of lime and lemon cake in Betty's and of course, a cool snapshot of York's blue Starbucks. York Minster? Old time story already.
The city is old.
Even the people are old. Elderly I mean. The tourists are the youngest.
When I came back from York during my first time visit, I told my friends I would never go back. The second time when I was there, I think six hours were just not enough to have enough peeping on all the "gates", the small specialties in those craftshops, beautiful wagons which sell hot and smoky sausages...
Despite all these, I have still missed Fossgate, Gillygate, High Ousegate, Calliergate, Goodramgate, Bishopgate, Skeldergate, Coppergate, St. Saviourgate....argh!
York is a confusing city!
Not because of the confusing medieval tangle, but the term "gate" which means "street".
But York is an old and very beautiful city. Just ideal for a short stay. The typical escape for retirees, a cosy walking street for tourists...all that because I can't see any big shopping mall like Primark or Mark & Spencer dominating one corner of the street. All that I see are brands moving into the wonderfully preserved heritage small shops, even Vivienne Westwood is as large as your convenient store next door.
The streets are narrow but bustling. Shopping is all on foot. I would say, if you were to take a bus, you would have missed another finest element of the alleyways and great street performance.
Apparently during my second visit in the city, I have gained the most out of it. The chatty part with the old couple, the $1.90 quick snack in a wagon, the wonderful piece of lime and lemon cake in Betty's and of course, a cool snapshot of York's blue Starbucks. York Minster? Old time story already.
The city is old.
Even the people are old. Elderly I mean. The tourists are the youngest.
When I came back from York during my first time visit, I told my friends I would never go back. The second time when I was there, I think six hours were just not enough to have enough peeping on all the "gates", the small specialties in those craftshops, beautiful wagons which sell hot and smoky sausages...
Despite all these, I have still missed Fossgate, Gillygate, High Ousegate, Calliergate, Goodramgate, Bishopgate, Skeldergate, Coppergate, St. Saviourgate....argh!
The Yorkboats
York Minster
Yorkers eating hot and smoky Yorkburgers
Yorkfreshmarket
Narrow shopping "gate" in Stonegate
Craftshop
Complementary goods - wild bird and seeds
RANDOM artistic frames along the "gate" but not in museum
Why lined for Bettys anyway?
