This photo is taken from the tower of the York Minster.....275 steps up this baby. It's 210 feet of winding, narrow steps. Reminds me of the Duomo in Florence. The Minster is a Gothic cathedral, considered one of the largest in Northern Europe. I was mildly, well, okay, more than mildly out of breath when I reached the top. And then we had to go back down again. Lovely view I must say and worth the extra huffing and puffing.
Afterwards, I attended an Evensong service in the main part of the cathedral. A beautiful choral service with a pipe organ that was phenomenal.
Okay, so the Romans first came in the 1st Century, they built a military fort on the banks of the River Ouse. These walls form the basis of the city walls
that remain today. You can walk on these walls, above the city.
It's incredible. More about this here: http://www.britainexpress.com/cities/york/wall.htm. Fascinating.
I wish you could be here with me, Thom. I think you would love it. The contrast between here and Japan is great. I look at your beautiful photos of Kentai bridge and think of what different places in the world we're in right now. For me, I realize that everywhere I turn here there is a beautiful photograph to be made and all I have to do is click the shutter.....really. It's a phenomenal place to photograph.
So nothing special here and the building is crooked but I just liked it.
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