Plus my husband took a few for me on his smaller digital camera, which I still need to get from him.
Even on a short break there's time for research and inspiration.
I also did a lot of walking, lots and lots of walking...
We stayed at a hotel with the enclosed car park at the rear- our room overlooked it. It was only five minutes walk to Bootham Bar, which has been the entryway into York for centuries, so we were at The Minster within ten minutes, and from there a variety of attractions, shops, and eating places were within easy reach.
Bootham Bar gateway |
Unfortunately we didn't sleep well the first night as a car alarm, on one of the vehicles in the hotel car park, kept going off every hour- it finally stopped after 3 am. :(
As I'd arranged to meet up with writer friend Maggie Cobbett at Bennett's, by The Minster on the Saturday morning before my first museum visit, there was no time for a lie-in.
Carol and Maggie met for coffee |
It was a Facebook post by Maggie, recommending the Shaping the Body exhibition at the Castle Museum, that led me to book the weekend in York.
(As I've got quite a few photos on particular topics, I'll be using some of the photos I took in future blog posts here, and on my Serena Lake site.)
Friends already know that if there's an opportunity to try out historical dress, I will be the first in the queue. Sadly this time there wasn't a large size available, so I went for the underpinnings- panniers.
Panniers tied at the waist |
Like later cages, they do change how you move.
By the time we'd finished going through the museum I was hungry and tired, so I decided to visit the shoe exhibition at Fairfax House on the Sunday, rather than rush through it.
If I hadn't been going to Fairfax House we probably would have followed the riverside pathway for a while. There was a rowing competition running between various universities taking place on the Sunday morning...
Riverside path... |
It's been a busy first half of the year, so the trip to York was just what I needed...
4 comments:
I've only been to York once and sadly my only memory of it was feeling very sick (I was pregnant with my first child and didn't know it!)
Been away, Carol, so just noticed this post! I love York and enjoyed our visit there last year. Love those panniers.
I sympathise Wendy. That would rather spoil a visit.
Hope you get an opportunity to visit again in the future. :)
Lovely to see you back from your travels, Rosemary. :)
York has had a number of changes since I went there on a day visit a couple of years ago.
I always enjoy trying on the underpinnings when they're available; they give an insight into how the women in the past moved, and proportion.
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