Saturday, Jack and I just needed to get out of Sheffield for a day. Essays and projects and end of term looming ahead, we decided to take a day off and go to York, since I had never been. It was such a good choice too. Not only did we have a chance to take our minds off of university work for a little while, but we also got to spend a nice day together wandering around a really cool city. We went to Clifford's Tower and the Jorvik Viking Museum (which has been made to smell like a real Viking village and, let me tell you, is just lovely). We had a bit of a wander, watched some cool street musicians, and went to York Minster. We actually managed to climb to the top of the tower (the tallest point in York) and watched the sun start to set from the top. I also got to get some ahhhhmazing macaroons - that were blissfully coconut free - from Betty's Cafe, which are some of the best macaroons on the planet!
Clifford's Tower - the inscription at the base of the Tower states "On the Friday of 16 March 1190 some 150 Jews and Jewesses of York having sought protection in the Royal Castle on this site from a mob incited by Richard Malebisse and others chose to die at each other's hands rather than renounce their faith."
Emperor Constantine, lounging about.
Seriously the best macaroons.
It's nice to get away sometimes, and living in England, I can get away to the best places!
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