York
We went to York. York is a town North of Grantham. York is a big and beautiful town. York is known for their huge Roman Walls almost 2,000 years old. As you drive into York you will see lots of smaller parts of the stone wall. Some of the pieces left are only a few yards. Others go almost a mile. As we drove around trying to find a good place to park we saw a big castle looking thing on a hill. This castle looking structure was Clifford’s Tower. Clifford’s Tower was starting to be built in 1068 A.D. It once was right next to a graveyard. We took a small tour and learned that it was once a jail. The reason the tower is missing a lot of bricks is because the jailer took off some of the bricks for some extra cash. After going to Clifford’s Tower we set of looking for the York Minster. The York Minster is very easy to find because it looms dramatically over all the other buildings. As we stepped into the Minster we were met with a beautiful sight. The walls were covered with many bright colors. As we read we found out there was a big fire that burned much of the York Minster. As you look at the marble on the walls you could see the pinkish parts which were where it was partially burned. Then we headed toward the Roman Walls. The Roman Walls are one of the parts of the York Walls. All together the York Walls go two miles. In the walls there are 45 towers and 5 bars. Bars are places that people can get in and out of the York walls. When we got to one of the Roman Walls we walked up the steep and narrow stairway to the top. When we got to the top we came up into the first tower. We walked around and that is what you see in the picture. At the end of the wall we came to a bar. It was cool. After that we went to our final destination the Viking center. As we got inside you could see what a house would have looked like. We learned in 866 a Viking army attacked York. They called York Jorvik. At the end of the day I decided York was one of my favorite cities.
We went to York. York is a town North of Grantham. York is a big and beautiful town. York is known for their huge Roman Walls almost 2,000 years old. As you drive into York you will see lots of smaller parts of the stone wall. Some of the pieces left are only a few yards. Others go almost a mile. As we drove around trying to find a good place to park we saw a big castle looking thing on a hill. This castle looking structure was Clifford’s Tower. Clifford’s Tower was starting to be built in 1068 A.D. It once was right next to a graveyard. We took a small tour and learned that it was once a jail. The reason the tower is missing a lot of bricks is because the jailer took off some of the bricks for some extra cash. After going to Clifford’s Tower we set of looking for the York Minster. The York Minster is very easy to find because it looms dramatically over all the other buildings. As we stepped into the Minster we were met with a beautiful sight. The walls were covered with many bright colors. As we read we found out there was a big fire that burned much of the York Minster. As you look at the marble on the walls you could see the pinkish parts which were where it was partially burned. Then we headed toward the Roman Walls. The Roman Walls are one of the parts of the York Walls. All together the York Walls go two miles. In the walls there are 45 towers and 5 bars. Bars are places that people can get in and out of the York walls. When we got to one of the Roman Walls we walked up the steep and narrow stairway to the top. When we got to the top we came up into the first tower. We walked around and that is what you see in the picture. At the end of the wall we came to a bar. It was cool. After that we went to our final destination the Viking center. As we got inside you could see what a house would have looked like. We learned in 866 a Viking army attacked York. They called York Jorvik. At the end of the day I decided York was one of my favorite cities.
York is beautiful and interesting
ReplyDeleteYes, it really was. You would have loved to have seen all the cool Roman swords this one shop had.
DeleteNice pictures and interesting post, Brock.
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