Day 5


Whooee They published today!!

Well, today we are in York. This strange little street is called The Shambles. It really does look like the buildings are almost touching each other at the top! It was usually very crowded with shoppers. Had some quite interesting little shops. We walked on it a few times and I found it fasicnating every time. At the end and around the corner, I think, was a big open-air Marketplace with absolutely everything to buy. I bought a couple of things for the children and some food-type goodies that were really good. We also visited a few OLD churches-14th century in one case- that are no longer used as churches. They were so exciting to me.

Then was the Good Friday Service in York Minster (2nd picture). It was 3 hrs. long and seemed like much less! Couldn't believe we had sat there that long. It was a drama of Jesus' last hours with flashbacks to people in His ministry in modern setting. The troupe consisted of only 6 people and few props but it was beautifully done. We had a short sermon between each scene and Scripture and a song. Afterwards, the D.s led us on a tour of the Minster and as usual, it was all the more interesting for having the L.D. as a guide as she knew so much interesting to tell us.

After that, the Son took us on a trip to the Moors on the most steep, winding roads I have ever been on I think. The hill were the most magnificent I have ever seen. God did a wonderful job building them! We saw free-ranging sheep that looked furry and not as wooly as our sheep do and they were HUGE!! We saw pheasants also.

Had my first fish and chips when we got safely (Thanks, David!) back to civilization. Well, OK, I just had a veggie lasagna, salad and chips, but I had a bite of Larry's fish and it was really good. Back to York and the B&B; played a game with D&A and dropped.