Old York!

On Saturday I went with some friends to see the city of York, which is about 2/3 of the way north to Scotland from Cambridge. It was kind of a last minute decision to go, mainly because I didn't have that much that needed to get done this weekend. It was a long trip up and back, but totally worth it!

York has an amazing cathedral, known as the York Minster. It is the biggest gothic cathedral north of the alps. Quite beautiful, and very famous for its stained glass! My friends and I spent about 2 1/2 hours touring the cathedral, and there was still more to see when we left (because our brains were full and our stomachs were empty).

After leaving the cathdral we wandered around the city and walked along its medieval walls. We saw the River Ouse (pronounced ooze... hehe) and lots of Vikings (there was a viking festival in the city on the day we were there, and so there were a lot of viking enthusiaists walking around in full gear)

At 6:00 we had to catch a train back to Cambridge. We had to get back for our college's "Latin Lovers Party", which is what the 100 heart-shaped balloons were for. It was a great party, and I know I had a really good time, despite being exhausted from travelling to York and back!