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1.-13. july 2004

England and Scotland

Henning Nielsen
2005-09-12 20:03:19

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Thursday, july 1'st

Wake-up call at 5.30 !! - has to be ready for the bus at 6.20. The weather is awful in Vejle, so it's a nice time to get away. But chances for better weather in England is not that big - so just in case - my backpack includes a raincoat, an umbrella and my exteremely ugly raingear-golf-hat.

Departure on time with Mærsk at 7.45, and exactly 1½ hour later we are at Gatwick. It takes some time before my luggage arrives, but finally it's there. Then down to platform 2 and Thameslink to Kings Cross.Here I change train, for the 11 o'clock to York. 2 hours later I'm in York.

Taxi - you do tend to get more comfortable as you are getting older - to Midway House Hotel with the longest single room I have ever seen. On the other hand, you are only able to stand up in the first half part of the room - in the second part you can only crawl on your knees.

Time for a look around York, and my luggage is usefull immediately, because it starts to rain. Raincoat on - umbrella up - and try to hide under a big tree. Fortunately it's a short shower, so I can start walking along the River Ouse for 20 minutes until I reach York Downtown. First I check out the York Dungeon - a weird ghost museum of some kind, with live actors around.

More sightseeing in York and the most famous sight in the city the York Minster. It's a huge churh and very nice. I check it out, and also gets the chance to see the crypt and the chambers. The tower is closed for today, so that will be another day.

Back to my B&B. Dinner on the way at the pub Fulford Arms, and the semi-final in the Euro2004 between Greece and the Czech Republic is watched in my long room.

Friday, july 2'nd

The day can't start better than with a "full english breakfast" ...