Christmas is a magical time of the year for most people, and our family is no exception. While typically, we don’t decorate or get too into the Christmas spirit until December 4th (the day after my birthday), we made an exception this year. We wanted to take full advantage of all things Christmassy in this beautiful city before we left […]
Sunday became a busy, routine day for us in York. While we did have exceptions due to various experiences we planned (such as our walking holiday to Northumberland), it was nice to have some activities to rely on each week. Sundays were our lazier start to the week where we’d let the girls sleep in. We’d aim to leave the […]
York is, in our opinion, a truly gorgeous medieval city. William the Conqueror built two castles in York, one on each side of the River Ouse, in 1068. While one of the castles was destroyed in short order during a subsequent battle, it was quickly rebuilt. Clifford’s Tower still remains standing to this day, though the other castle at Baile […]