The forecast called for rain and so we thought that the we should switch to Plan B, the Art Museum. Once we got outside the sun popped out and we decided that we should go back to Plan A and get on a River Cruise. So we took an about face and headed down to the Kings Saithe and boarded the cruise boat. It was yet another delightful river cruise. The captain gave a live tour, no canned recording here. He had a great speaking voice and a sharp wit. We are never disappointed taking these river excursions. The Captain gave us great of insight to the town of York, its architecture, its battles over the centuries from the Romans to the WW2. Great fun!
the large one is similar to our cruise boat and the smaller is a rental
Off to the sea, 60 or so miles away!
Warehouses along the riverfront
Geese, ducks and gulls in the river
The Ivy has left the building
There are tunnels that are now filled with silt but they used to travel into the interior of the city are were used to transport goods to and from the river
More tunnels
A schizophrenic building, is it brick or is it
A new building made to blend in with the older buildings
A cast iron bridge and part of the city wall
An angel overlooking the boats on the water
The Full Moo
The first Ice Cream Boat we have ever seen
The remains of an old defensive tower
The grey panels can slide over forming a flood wall
One top notch garden
Time to turn this boat around
The oldest school in Britain is St. Peters from 627 AD
The first bridge to connect an inland town with a seaport way back in the early 1800's
Now with pedestrian access
Goose smooches
Looking back to the bridge and the wharf for the tour boats
The city walls attach to the bridge
This bridge was build to replace a wooden bridge from the Tudor times. It was built in halves. The upstream side was built adjacent to the wooden bridge. When that half was completed the wooden bridge was demolished and then the second half was built. There is still a seam showing that two halves.
Spires
A funny pub
The second cast iron bridge
There is a tea house located in this building
Fancy lanterns
Lots of swans
A narrow boat
Another ice cream boat
This one is unique as it is the combination of a WW2 Torpedo delivery boat and an Ice Cream Truck. You can still see the license plate and the wheel wells of the truck that was welded to the boat.
A millennium bridge in York
The flood in 2000 postponed the completion
But the design mimics a bicycle wheel
Nice Edwardian housing just outside town
The confluence of the Ouse and the Foss
The signets are growing up!
No end of iron works
This is the portion of the bridge that could open to allow taller ships to pass
The top of the arch is not connected so the two wings could swing open. Then the bridge deck would rise up and the ships could pass
