Hadrian's Wall was built by Romans to mark the Northwest boundary of the empire. It used to stretch east to west, sea to see in an approximate boundary line between England and Scotland. These days good chunks of the wall and occasionally defensive or supply or residential infrastructures still survive. We did east to west route too, stopping at the interesting places like Corbridge and Housesteads. It is a pretty amazing set of sites to see.
Forgot to mention, for breakfast we stopped at a picturesque small town. Everything was still closed on an account of Sunday morning. But our plan was to hit one of the pub/hotel type of places for an English breakfast. We found such a place. It advertised being open from 7:30 and welcomed customers and offered parking where you can enter and exit with a code from the hotel. That sounded good.
We parked and in the blistering cold we ran around the place a few times trying to find a way in. At last a man had emerged from emergency exit door we decided to leave alone and allowed us in. We asked if we could sit down for breakfast. He shook his head and said there is no room and residents are having their breakfast and suggested to go for a walk for 15-30 minutes. That was not an option on the account of the weather. We asked to wait at the bar and he said it is full too. At 8am?? When we were about to ask for the code to get out, he said that a friendly waiter had found a place for us in the dining room and beckoned us in. There were 10 tables in the dining room. And 3 were taken. Maybe they have ghost residents??
Our final stop was
York. What a wonderful city! Just as lovely as Edinburgh, in a different kind of way. As in Canterbury, we could not get to see their main cathedral, the Minster, they closed off the best sections for services. And the entry fee did not make it worthwhile to miss it. But the city itself is just awesome - street after street of scenic homes leaning in all directions. They had a fair going on as well so our string of celebrations had continued.
Kids and I went to see exhibition Horrible Middle Ages - it is a part of fun and educational series and all of us enjoyed it despite the grim subject area. Unfortunately we spent too little time in the city. It really calls for an overnight trip.
About the food again. We dropped into Ate O'clock 5 minutes prior to the end of their lunch. Waitress at the door said, sorry, too late, no can do. Just as we turned around to leave another one stepped in and welcomed us in. A local custom? Incidentally the food was delicious and served as fast as though they read our minds moment they handed down the menus.
After a long drive we reached home. It was a very enjoyable week!!
Hadrian's Wall was built by Romans to mark the Northwest boundary of the empire. It used to stretch east to west, sea to see in an approximate boundary line between England and Scotland. These days good chunks of the wall and occasionally defensive or supply or residential infrastructures still survive. We did east to west route too, stopping at the interesting places like Corbridge and Housesteads. It is a pretty amazing set of sites to see.
Forgot to mention, for breakfast we stopped at a picturesque small town. Everything was still closed on an account of Sunday morning. But our plan was to hit one of the pub/hotel type of places for an English breakfast. We found such a place. It advertised being open from 7:30 and welcomed customers and offered parking where you can enter and exit with a code from the hotel. That sounded good.
We parked and in the blistering cold we ran around the place a few times trying to find a way in. At last a man had emerged from emergency exit door we decided to leave alone and allowed us in. We asked if we could sit down for breakfast. He shook his head and said there is no room and residents are having their breakfast and suggested to go for a walk for 15-30 minutes. That was not an option on the account of the weather. We asked to wait at the bar and he said it is full too. At 8am?? When we were about to ask for the code to get out, he said that a friendly waiter had found a place for us in the dining room and beckoned us in. There were 10 tables in the dining room. And 3 were taken. Maybe they have ghost residents??
Kids and I went to see exhibition Horrible Middle Ages - it is a part of fun and educational series and all of us enjoyed it despite the grim subject area. Unfortunately we spent too little time in the city. It really calls for an overnight trip.
About the food again. We dropped into Ate O'clock 5 minutes prior to the end of their lunch. Waitress at the door said, sorry, too late, no can do. Just as we turned around to leave another one stepped in and welcomed us in. A local custom? Incidentally the food was delicious and served as fast as though they read our minds moment they handed down the menus. 
After a long drive we reached home. It was a very enjoyable week!!
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