Day 4 – York by Brandi Holder
On day 4 we traveled to the bustling city of York. It was very full of life and excitement. We departed at 8:10am for the train. The train we rode took us from Grantham to York. When we finally arrived, we had to walk for about ten minutes to actually get to York Cathedral. There were many people walking from place to place. It’s always interesting to see different towns at their busiest times because it’s different from anything in the USA.
I remember when I first saw the York Cathedral. All I could say was, “Wow.” You always see big cathedrals like York in movies but to see it first hand was breathtaking! The cathedral was built in the gothic style. It was extremely big and beautiful. There were many long stained glass windows that seemed to stretch from the top of the church to the bottom. The cathedral had enormous steeples that were coned shaped on the top.
The insides of the church were very interesting. The stained glass windows were even prettier on the inside! The colors were magnificent and very vibrant. Our tour guide was a minister of the cathedral; he told us that there were 28 windows and over 2 million pieces of glass! Can you imagine all the time it must have taken to assemble those enormous windows? Some of the men working on the glass worked all their lives and never got to see how wonderful the finished product was! One particular window called ‘The Five Sisters’ was the inspiration for a Charles Dickens novel called Nicholas Nickleby.
After the tour was over we discovered that there were many little shops along the streets of the town. We had free time until our train arrived, so we decided to spend some time shopping. The little shops were very quaint. We all had a great time shopping in many different shops. We found shops that had clothes, jewelry, and snacks. Other stores we found were stores like Poundland, which is the equivalent of our dollar store or tree. We all enjoyed that store very much! Everything seemed so cheap to us. We also found an ‘alternative’ clothing shop which sold rock t-shirts, posters and jewelry. Some of the other students found a flea market and said that they enjoyed it very much. It was a good experience for learning to use pounds and pence.
After tiring ourselves out with the cathedral tour and shopping, we were happy to catch our train to return home. It’s very nice after a long day to come back home to a place as beautiful as Harlaxton!
On day 4 we traveled to the bustling city of York. It was very full of life and excitement. We departed at 8:10am for the train. The train we rode took us from Grantham to York. When we finally arrived, we had to walk for about ten minutes to actually get to York Cathedral. There were many people walking from place to place. It’s always interesting to see different towns at their busiest times because it’s different from anything in the USA.
I remember when I first saw the York Cathedral. All I could say was, “Wow.” You always see big cathedrals like York in movies but to see it first hand was breathtaking! The cathedral was built in the gothic style. It was extremely big and beautiful. There were many long stained glass windows that seemed to stretch from the top of the church to the bottom. The cathedral had enormous steeples that were coned shaped on the top.
The insides of the church were very interesting. The stained glass windows were even prettier on the inside! The colors were magnificent and very vibrant. Our tour guide was a minister of the cathedral; he told us that there were 28 windows and over 2 million pieces of glass! Can you imagine all the time it must have taken to assemble those enormous windows? Some of the men working on the glass worked all their lives and never got to see how wonderful the finished product was! One particular window called ‘The Five Sisters’ was the inspiration for a Charles Dickens novel called Nicholas Nickleby.
After the tour was over we discovered that there were many little shops along the streets of the town. We had free time until our train arrived, so we decided to spend some time shopping. The little shops were very quaint. We all had a great time shopping in many different shops. We found shops that had clothes, jewelry, and snacks. Other stores we found were stores like Poundland, which is the equivalent of our dollar store or tree. We all enjoyed that store very much! Everything seemed so cheap to us. We also found an ‘alternative’ clothing shop which sold rock t-shirts, posters and jewelry. Some of the other students found a flea market and said that they enjoyed it very much. It was a good experience for learning to use pounds and pence.
After tiring ourselves out with the cathedral tour and shopping, we were happy to catch our train to return home. It’s very nice after a long day to come back home to a place as beautiful as Harlaxton!
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