minimunchkin: From Cambridge to York

So we ditched the Iceland idea, thinking we’d stick around and do a drive up north to Wales instead. But after considering the drive time and and also the possibility of dreary cold wet weather where we’d be going, we changed our minds again. Finally we settled on Cambridge and York.

This was my first visit to Cambridge and I really loved it. It has a such a cosy medieval feel, with its old buildings and small streets. Maybe one day, one of these two monkeys will be a student here and Shad and I can come and keep house for them 🙂.

Bikes everyone, you really need to watch where you’re walking to.

Enjoying the peace and quiet around Christ Church College.

The beautiful interior of the inner chapel of Christ Church Cathedral built over the reign of three kings.

The outer chapel

Pity we didn’t have time to go punting.

Xu Zhimo’s famous poem carved into stone. Ryan could remember this poem from his Grade 5 work at ISF.

We really enjoyed our three night stay in York. We took our time walking through its many streets and beautiful landmarks. Walking through the town centre, it felt like a mix of old and new, ancient historical building mixed in with new modern commercial shops.

Going back in time. Walking down a cobbled Victorian street in the York Castle museum.

Incarcerated for evading tax.

School in the .... times.

The old mill

York Castle Keep, raised by William the Conqueror. This is almost all that remains of York Castle.

On a sugar high after our visit to the chocolate school!

Shopping in the Shambles, the street which was the inspiration behind Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter books.

Our Airbnb was right in the heart of town. From the apartment we didn’t need our car and just walked to all the local attractions and different restaurants for our meals. More importantly, Betty’s Tea Rooms was strategically located diagonally opposite us! We trooped there a couple of times for afternoon tea, dinner and to stock up on snacks.