York

York is such an interesting city! Here's a brief history:

AD 71, it was a Roman provincial capital, (northernmost in the empire). AD 306, Constantine was proclaimed emperor here. Rome abandoned England in the fifth century, and the Vikings took it over a few centuries later. A few centuries after them, the Normans destroyed then rebuilt the city, building a city wall on top of the 1000 year old Roman wall foundation. This wall that surrounds the city is over 3 miles long and is unique because it was not destroyed in the 1800's the way many of the medieval city walls were throughout the UK.

Here's a picture of the York Minster. It's bigger than Notre Dame! (Sorry it's hard to see. It's in the middle of this compact city and there's just no good angle!)

Here's a picture of us on the wall I mentioned.

Other fun facts we've learned on our journey here:

1. Restaurants don't know what Ranch dressing is.
2. Foreigners (non native English speakers) don't know that we're American. They can't tell our accents from local English apparently.
3. Breakfast comes with pork and beans.
4. Bacon is really Canadian bacon. So if you order a bacon cheeseburger, you will get a cheeseburger with some ham on it.
5. "Mushy peas" is actually on the menu. It looks like guacamole.