Everyday With York
My last trip while I was in UK was York.
It was a one day trip and I reached there kinda early in the morning, to make full use of the day time.
York is a walled city, situated near Leeds.
The first attraction I went to was the York City Walls, which can be seen right outside the York Railway Station.
The wall was built during the Roman times, and was used to defend the city, obviously.
To date, most parts of the wall are still available and visitors are allowed to walk along the walls.
Although it’s not as magnificent as the Great Wall of China, walking on it was worth it. When you’re up on those walls, you’ll be able to see the city from a better perspective.
Another attraction is the Cliffords Tower.
The panoramic view of the city can be experienced on top, but since an entrance fee is needed I decided to skip it. On tight budget!
And in the middle of the city, there’s a pedestrian area.
There are many shops and restaurants around the area, and they can only be accessed by walking.
It was a good experience walking through the medieval streets, especially when the weather is cold.
Next up is the amazing York Minster Cathedral, which stands proudly at the city center.
It towers over the city of York and it’s visible from almost anywhere in the city. There are no other tall structures around because there is a rule that no buildings can be higher.
Besides that, the city has many museums and it has a garden just for them.
The Museum Gardens. Actually it’s more of a garden plus museums.
One of the prominent structures is the ruins of St. Mary’s Abbey.
It was closed and destroyed a long time ago and the ruins are currently used to decorate the garden. An example, a question mark.
Can you see it?
The Yorkshire Museum is famous in that garden but unfortunately it was closed for renovation when I visited.
The last destination was the National Railway Museum.
The museum is a short walk from the railway station. It’s the home of the national collection of historical and significant railway vehicles.
They have trains like Eurostar – the train which left me stranded for 2 days extra in Paris.
The Japanese Bullet train, also known as Shinkansen.
And also Thomas from Thomas and Friends. Hello!
Anyway, York is quite a lovely place. Not forgetting the cold weather when I was there, really miss it.
Even though it’s sunny, the air is always cooling. Somehow I wish I can be in York again, enjoying the cold weather than being in hot Malaysia.
But hey, I know there is a York in my house all the time.
And to make myself feel like being in York again…
…I can always stand in front of my York air-con whole day! Ahhh… York!
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lol…..funny….standing in front of your york air-cond can remind you about the trip………XD
Davis on 18 February, 2010 at 12:20 AMhahaha aiya… if i read this post early a bit… i will not buy the panasonic air cond… i will buy york as well Gr……. aiya….
CHVoon on 18 February, 2010 at 12:29 AMlol at the york at your house =D
akihiko
akihiko on 18 February, 2010 at 12:29 AMthis post really pwned.
richard on 18 February, 2010 at 1:00 AMLOL….got pay TNB bill or not :p
kathy on 18 February, 2010 at 1:24 AMThe York Minster Cathedral looks so similar with the one we have in Malacca. :)
tekkaus on 18 February, 2010 at 1:30 AMdon’t stay too long in front of the air-con..u will freeze up! Hahahha!
Shereen on 18 February, 2010 at 1:31 AMheys! eh where la u put yr cbox? how long u stay in london dy? haha
samantha on 18 February, 2010 at 1:32 AMlololol your expression in front of the aircon, so funny ^_^
Manju on 18 February, 2010 at 4:45 AMhahaha…be in York with no budget at all..
Kancilbiru on 18 February, 2010 at 8:11 AMahahahhah u joker lar hahahahahaah ohh btw, the abbey somehow reminded me of Mariaaaaaaaaa~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
manglish on 18 February, 2010 at 8:24 AM~Ken says~”And to make myself feel like being in York again…
…I can always stand in front of my York air-con whole day! Ahhh… York!”
LOL! >.<
The York Minster Cathedral look so beautiful
Luvieda on 18 February, 2010 at 10:00 AM& amazing!
OMG!! Thomas and friends..thaat’s super cuteeeee!! :DD
ronikenz on 18 February, 2010 at 10:19 AMI didn’t make it to York when I was there. SIGH!!! I wish I could go back to the UK one day…and go round the whole country!!! Hope my dream will come true…
suituapui on 18 February, 2010 at 10:23 AMhey, don’t forget your winter jacket when you are in front of the YORK aircond
choonhong on 18 February, 2010 at 10:33 AMpenuh dengan bersejarah………..
nice picture……….
syin on 18 February, 2010 at 10:47 AMi hope you have a nice day…..yeahh…!!!
haha… too bad i don’t have a York at home, only Haiers, Pensonic and Midea… haha
shardhana morgan on 18 February, 2010 at 12:24 PMyork….musim kemarau york amat diperlukan
kosong on 18 February, 2010 at 12:50 PMNice pics of York…..haha and nice sybiosis with the York air-cond in the end….:)
The finale…..superb!!!!
Himmat on 18 February, 2010 at 1:01 PMWow. I thought you were talking about the egg york. I noticed that in UK, they have funny names for their places such as york and reading. But, Looking at the photos brings peace to mind because that place looks peaceful, cool and the old buildings are really attractive. We don’t see those kind of buildings in Malaysia right?
willie on 18 February, 2010 at 2:22 PMKenwooi,
Adilla Yusof on 18 February, 2010 at 3:50 PMmula2 baca entri ini…penuh dengan sejarah, tapi bila sampai part yang akhir..kelakar pulak. Betullah Ken, ingat York ingat New York. Tapi rasa rugi pulak sebab akak dah terbeli Panasonic. Kalau tidak, tentu akak pun jadi macam Kenwooi.
Interesting place wor…never knew there is a place called York :)
uLi on 18 February, 2010 at 5:48 PMWahahaha! York aircon is manufactured in York kah?
Dak Wan on 18 February, 2010 at 7:03 PMu travel a lot laa… cool…
farenova on 18 February, 2010 at 8:18 PMHey, I use York aircond too.. It’s really cool. The best in its business.
Cyril on 18 February, 2010 at 8:32 PMkenwooi! i always wondered ya. what do you do for a living? (: take pictures and travel only?
vic on 18 February, 2010 at 8:42 PMlol…the way you stand in front of the air-con is so funny.. cute! :)
FJ on 18 February, 2010 at 8:56 PMSo no need to go to York anymore lor….
ila-ali on 18 February, 2010 at 9:45 PMBlow up your 1st pix “Welcome to York” and make a dozen copies and stick it everywhere, in your toilet, your bedroom ceiling, living room, bathroom, garage etc no need to stand whole day in front of York air-con. Save TNB bill and save your medical bill going for foot massage after standing one whole day haha. Like the pix of the railway station and solid concrete buildings. tQ
Bananaz on 18 February, 2010 at 9:54 PMI love visiting historical places! The whole time I was looking at your pictures, I was green with envy!! Your last picture is hilarious, though! :D
Nadia Ahmad Kamal on 18 February, 2010 at 10:00 PMNo chatbox? LOL.happy CNY to you too. Where u from?
Zi-Han on 18 February, 2010 at 10:42 PMwhat a great place… and nice pictures!
ahfatt on 18 February, 2010 at 11:02 PMI have Panasonic air con at home. Use it every night to sleep these days! I didn’t use York cos I went Genting for the cool air! Haha!
foongpc on 18 February, 2010 at 11:33 PMYes! Yes! Saw the question mark. That’s cute!
Did you sit on that shinkansen? I’m sure it’s better than Eurostar! : )
foongpc on 18 February, 2010 at 11:34 PMYORK coolling king…but YORK,UK is only cool at winter..keke
from Nikel Khor
nikel on 18 February, 2010 at 11:40 PMswt
Sophos on 19 February, 2010 at 3:07 AMlove all those beautiful scenery there! the 1st pic looks like a tortoise!
wenn on 19 February, 2010 at 8:26 AMLoL York air-cond.
AaronWoolala on 19 February, 2010 at 12:37 PMYou the man :D
looks like you’re having a GREEAAATTT time there. just migrate lah LOL!
JG on 19 February, 2010 at 12:38 PMWOW..u should invite me to your YORK lor..so darn hot these few days!!!
MsXeRoZ on 19 February, 2010 at 3:07 PMbestnyer,….i wish i could b @ york tooo…huhu :D
yaya on 19 February, 2010 at 3:48 PMBeautiful museum gardenn… <3
Little Octopus on 19 February, 2010 at 7:01 PMcool…
i’ve been to York but didnt get to see the Cliffords tower i did my trip the other way around..went to the train museum first then york minster…cliffor tower was closed since it’s dark already…
and seriously, i would rather be in hot Malaysia than this cold country.. it still snows at random now when it should be spring!!! sigh
come again next time, and include Newcastle in your itinerary =)
idzwan on 19 February, 2010 at 9:55 PMvery nice place..
i hope 1 day…..
i will go there…..
huh? anybody rich person can get me there?
sepet on 19 February, 2010 at 10:07 PMdo marry me…now!hahahahaa!
nowadays so hot here..
wanna a york..;P
naman on 19 February, 2010 at 10:40 PMHow I wish for an Air Con. Can come your house share the chill?
How Jun on 19 February, 2010 at 10:49 PMwow ! York was fantastic ! wna go there la :) hehe. PUMA for u :)
edaolala on 20 February, 2010 at 1:01 AMhahaha…York post….nice….esp the one u took with the york air cond…made me laugh kao kao
via on 20 February, 2010 at 1:51 AMYork! Havent been there in 2 decades!
ben on 20 February, 2010 at 2:13 AMhi dude..what are you doing there?stdyg?ur web is so interesting maa..happy new yr..walaupon agak lewat..;)
hariz on 20 February, 2010 at 3:25 AMwassup man! (:
vic on 20 February, 2010 at 3:42 AMhahaha.. nice~
AvantGardeShoppe on 20 February, 2010 at 9:08 AMAvantGardeShoppe
i also prefer york aircon… but its quite expensive… huhuhu
Hajib on 20 February, 2010 at 3:07 PMlooks like a very nice place :) oh and i so love the trains. hehe
off topic: care to exchange links? please leave me a line in my blog, thats the only way ill know who agreed.
thanks :)
eRLyN on 20 February, 2010 at 5:42 PM:) :) :)
mknace on 20 February, 2010 at 6:46 PMmagnificent pix
the last one are priceless
hahaha.. york aircon..
isabellmiao on 20 February, 2010 at 8:51 PMi liked York so much!!!
the most enjoyable was visit to York Church!!!
Did you see the mice on the furniture??? haha
vin_ann on 20 February, 2010 at 10:54 PMit’s too hot that you could not bare standing outside the house… ;)
hanna akmal on 20 February, 2010 at 11:10 PMnice trip u had by the way… ;p
shaz on 20 February, 2010 at 11:30 PMkenwooi! your daily visit from http://www.victorlee92.blogspot.com ! cheers mate!
vic on 21 February, 2010 at 2:18 AMooooooh! Looks like it was a nice place afterall!
What was your favorite-est UK city?
I shall say London, for now. =)
Lisa Cheah on 21 February, 2010 at 2:21 AMKenwooi, u should have ur chatbox. Easier for me to drop by whenever I’m in rush! :) Nice pictures, where are you now? Already in Malaysia??
aku.bukan.artis on 21 February, 2010 at 2:59 AMHahhaha. hahaaha. that was super funny. :) but Don’t forget to follow my blog at http://markjue92.blogspot.com
markjue on 21 February, 2010 at 11:47 AMI love the last picturee!… ahahah.
Fhatiah on 21 February, 2010 at 2:16 PMSweet……..
Ng May Lee on 21 February, 2010 at 5:50 PMwowwww UK…… Envy envy envy!!! ><
Jason on 21 February, 2010 at 7:39 PMKen, purposely bought a York a/c to remind u ? hehehe.. u r really cute!
claire on 21 February, 2010 at 9:20 PMLol, becareful dun get sick~
kelvin on 21 February, 2010 at 9:35 PMThe Cathedral is beautiful^^
hahahha love the last part…
wahhhh u r so lucky ;D
rina on 21 February, 2010 at 9:45 PMpiccas of york just awesome! and d last 1..is just priceless *lol*
armani on 21 February, 2010 at 9:53 PMlast picture….so sweet …ehehehe…everyday in YORK…
~asha~ on 22 February, 2010 at 12:47 AMnice sharing … thank u bro!!
zik on 22 February, 2010 at 1:58 AMHAHAHAHAH ZADAO!!! STAND in front of ur York’s air cond can get the UK feel meh?!?!?!?!! LOL!!
wen pink on 22 February, 2010 at 2:59 AMBeautiful city!
CC on 22 February, 2010 at 5:05 AMThat’s a good one! (referring to the last picture. lol)
wauuu..nice building… :)
zati on 22 February, 2010 at 10:13 AMwoow..bes nyer @ york.
my son really love that thomas train.
hehe
mmyyen on 22 February, 2010 at 10:47 AMBeautiful place. Wish I could go UK soon
Terence Yung on 22 February, 2010 at 11:46 AMYork looks nice. Hope I get the chance to go there someday.
Gosh, did you just fill in “Aircon” as your religion? The last pic seems to show you worshipping your new God. =p
Shingo T on 22 February, 2010 at 1:17 PMnice post! i like it :)
w3ndee on 22 February, 2010 at 3:24 PMhappy cny :)
nice journey!
unique FONT on 22 February, 2010 at 3:26 PMNice post!! :)
superwilson on 22 February, 2010 at 4:45 PMomg! u made me jealous today! haha
Amiza Yul on 22 February, 2010 at 6:43 PMNice shot.Nice entry.Nice blog.
wow, York I like~~
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xjion89 on 22 February, 2010 at 7:15 PMHappy CNY^^~“
Those photos are really captivating!
Iriene on 22 February, 2010 at 7:48 PMNice jacket you have there, cool!
Happy CNY :)
How can ur York air-con compare to the real York wor. XD Waa, seems like u holiday in a lot of nice places. *jeles*
joanni on 22 February, 2010 at 9:47 PMwah….. nice the weather… compared to msia in february.
Quirky on 22 February, 2010 at 10:26 PMLol! York! Unlike you I know my history, :P St Mary’s Abbey was destroyed when King Henry VIII (the one that beheaded three of his wives) declared himself the head of the church of England (and thus the Anglicans are born!)
So people were anti-catholic and resented the fact that churches were filled with gold and coins, so they looted them and destroyed abbeys and monastaries across England.
*pokes those who fell asleep*
Hehe :P I’m such a geek or I watch too much documentaries.
Jan on 22 February, 2010 at 10:50 PMhahaha!! york aircond, like that also can!! xD
which reminds me, the aircond at my office spoilt oledi, argh!
well i guess there’s plenty of memories from your euro trip there. :P i wait you to slowly share with us, huhu!
Grey Ang on 22 February, 2010 at 10:59 PMaiya kenwooi…mana sama aircond york ngan york…i tak dpt feel mcm tu pon..
she on 22 February, 2010 at 11:09 PMvery nice buildings! and lol, york aircon!!
Yvonne on 22 February, 2010 at 11:31 PMnever been to york! hahah but it certainly looks amazing.
kinn on 23 February, 2010 at 6:28 PMnice trip lol , wan travel but no $$$
wintergurl on 25 February, 2010 at 1:45 AMThis comment has nothing to do with York, but…… I LOVE YOUR JACKET@!#@!*&%$%!!!!
Donna on 26 February, 2010 at 3:15 PMLOL @ the aircon.
I had some sort of ‘horror night tour’ around the York Minster when I visited York. Did you take it? The tour guide told ghost stories that happened around the area as we walked to the “haunted” places. It was pretty cool :)
nashe on 27 February, 2010 at 12:57 AMAiyo Ken, I should’ve visited here earlier. I just changed my old junk (air-cond) to that of a Panansonic. aiyeeee…….
bubbles on 28 February, 2010 at 1:13 AMLOL you.. YORK air-con… does it originate from York actually?
Keng Huei on 28 February, 2010 at 5:52 PMnice trip…^^
can u found m’sia’s KTM in the railway museum?lol…
i'm -caRMeN-taN- on 2 March, 2010 at 2:25 PMVery nice Train photos. Great Quality!
Johnson Yip on 2 March, 2010 at 3:45 PMoh yes…. all the while I thought it was about York the aircond… LOL…
papabear on 2 March, 2010 at 11:47 PMObsess with York, North Yorkshire. lol….A good way to remember stuff tat we’ve been through. And seriously, the York air-condition post is kinda hilarous………
dav on 3 March, 2010 at 2:00 PMI prefer the last picture’s York xD
Nice that you had traveled in Europe. Would love to that too, if I have the money :(
Fumoffu on 3 March, 2010 at 11:34 PM