I awoke at 4:15 AM this morning on our second day in the United Kingdom. That would be 11:15 PM, yesterday--last night--June 28, 2018--back home! I'm now having my second cup of coffee at 6:30 AM here in York on Friday morning, which would be 1:30 AM (Friday--today) back home. Time can get rather confusing when traveling. The best way to handle it is to "go local" and just forget where you came from until you return!
Some years ago we were visiting in Athens in the early spring when temperatures there reached the hottest it had been in that city for over a hundred years. We are hoping we do not bringing such a heat wave to England, but I'm beginning to wonder. It is currently 11°C here in York at 7 AM--which translates to about 52°F. The high today is expected to be around 28°C (82°F). Quite warm for England!
We last visited York in 2014--and on Easter Sunday we attended worship at York Minster. What a great experience. Today we plan to visit this magnificent 800-year old medieval Gothic cathedral (the largest in Northern Europe) again. Along the way, we will have "Tea" at Bettys. No visit to York, so they tell me, is complete without a trip to this famous Café (Tea Rooms) on St Helen’s Square. The beautiful interiors were inspired by the Queen Mary ocean liner, and according to one tourist pamphlet "it’s been making a splash since 1936."
We plan to have lunch at another Pub (The Punch Bowl) and then return to our apartment for a brief rest before Katie and Liam's "rehearsal" for their second wedding (they married each other at the first one as well) on Saturday. This will be followed by dinner--and our second day in "Merry 'Ole England" will wind to a close.
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