Leisure visit of York City Center/Carlos Pueblo

Leisure visit of York City Center/Carlos Pueblo

The City of York is a historical compact of the British Empire as I

have described previously, the Romans remains of the York Castle

Park, museum, courts, and city hall area, etc., the Viking era of the

Jorvik Center adjacent to it; the Medieval European Streets, the

Shambles Market, and the distinguish Minster Cathedral and the

garden park next to it. Of course, the old Castle Walls and Gates

after thousands years, etc.

Usually, I walk down to the Micklegate Street from my hostel toward

the York Castle direction. At the first, I would reach to a Market area

now I know is the Shambles on the left or to the right of the York

Castle Area where I was anxious to visit. Then, gradually I was attracted

to the eatery sets of the river bank, the River of Ouse, on both directions

across the Ouse Bridge. I had marched toward a river bank park twice on

my way to the University of York Campus and walked once toward another

direction through streets by the river and witness the City Cruise traffic

on the river.

I had had meals at several sandwich restaurants at a square center near the

Shambles. There is a narrow street called Shambles Street starts with a small

chapel with about 6 feet wide brick layer full of visitors. It is also a site of the

famous movie, Harry Potter. The busy street can reach to the King’s Square

and the mighty Minster Cathedral. I walked to those destinations on a rainy

afternoon and reached to the Yorkshire Museum and the Museum Garden.

The Minster is unique and brings back my lovely memory of visits of the Notre-

Dame Cathedral on the Seine in Paris, France; the Reims Cathedral south of

Paris; and the Barcelona Cathedral, etc. all the European great churches. Even

In the rain, the Museum Garden was still lovely and there is an old Roman

Ruin on site.

I did have two marches on the ancient walls surround the city. They are well

maintained by the city. I started from Micklegate Bar nearby, visited the gate

house and one toward the train station and one toward the other direction

toward the river bank park to the York Barbican Center. The walls have been

interrupted by rivers with several gates with significant historical memory,

such as the Monkgate of Richard III, a guard house gate on Museum Street

Lendal Bridge, etc. One day, I came back from the Minster and ran into a

Chinese restaurant to have a hot beef noodle.