York

We took a three-day weekend trip in early August to the northern city of York, which was founded by the Romans in 71 AD and served as the capital of the Roman Province of Britannia. York was fantastic- our favorite city in the UK next to London. There was plenty to see and do. We'll have to come back.

(L) York Minster Cathedral  (R and Below) The Shambles- a famous medieval street

(L) Remnants of columns and the foundation of an ancient Roman structure, underneath York Minster

(R) View from the Minster's tower

(Above) Clifford's Tower in York. This is what remains of a large castle built by William the Conquerer.

(Above) Jack and Lucas getting "knighted" at a kids activity in Clifford's Tower.

(Above) Ruins of an old abbey in the city of York

(L) Standing by some old sarcophagi near the abbey. (R) Inside the National Railway Museum

(Above) Inside the York Castle Museum. This part of the museum showed what a street in York was like in Victorian England.

(L) Noelle at Bella Italia (R) Lucas inside the York Castle Museum

(Above) After a long day of walking around York, it was nice to find a kid-friendly restaurant. Bella Italia give the kids some crayons, coloring pages, and masks to draw on.