Continuation of Tour Day 1:
Next we continued on towards York – one of my favourite stops on the trip. We passed this interesting little number on the way there:
A slightly more pleasant view along the way:
We passed a large nuclear facility:
While driving into York, our tour director pointed out a couple black cats (considered lucky there) on window sills:
A couple more nice sights:
In York, while most of our group walked along the ancient city wall, Jan and I decided not to be cheap for a change and paid to visit York Minster.
We walked in and I literally stopped in my tracks and was breathless:
It was incredible.
It’s almost impossible to comprehend how something so massive yet so intricate can be built without all of the equipment and machinery we have today.
Fortunately we were allowed to take photos inside, as some of the places we visited later in the trip banned photography (and some just flash photography).
A memorial to the Royal Air Force:
I decided to make a donation and light a prayer candle. I asked to have energy for the rest of the trip. Not too sure if that one worked out for me:
Maybe my prayer wasn’t answered because of this post-lighting-of-the-candle pose:
Another thing that Jan and I decided to do at each chapel and Minster was to go against our frugal grain and purchase the guide book. I must admit, their pictures were much nicer than mine.
Our day ended with a welcome drink at the hotel. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to enjoy dinner afterwards with the group. We arrived at the hotel before 6:00 and they weren’t going to have dinner until 7:00. I knew I wasn’t going to make it as I was so exhausted from our first day of travel. We asked our tour director if we would be able to start dinner sooner so I could rest afterwards. We started our dinner around 6:10 but did head over to the bar once the rest of the group arrived. We finished dinner and headed up to our room to veg for the rest of the night. I was hoping to have more energy than I did that day but let’s face it, despite the CCSVI surgery, I still have MS and will still be fatigued much quicker than “normal” people.
To be continued…
Today’s symptoms: My first day back at work and I made it through till the end! I’ve had quite of few of my yucky MS sharp pains in my hands and lower back today. My headache is much better today than yesterday, at least.
Lizzy McFly 