Yesterday was my birthday, and my 10 year old nephew and I took a trip to the city of York in North Yorkshire – a great time was had, with loads of walking, especially crawling up 275 steps up the narrow corridor up to the top of the York Minster tower. Actually, we spent a good 2 1/2 hours walking around the Minster, including an audio tour around the undercroft, treasury and crypt.

We took a ride on the open top bus tour which goes around the city walls, and I was very pleased to witness a bus driver that was pleasant, helpful and very friendly. I got talking to two American girls on the bus, who informed me that Yorkshire folk are much more friendlier than them Londoners hehe

You can view a small section of my photographs here – more will be added when I get back from my trip to Oslo, which is fast approaching, which reminds me I need to check if Ryanair have taken the extra air passenger duty off my debit card without my permission.

• York Jorvik Viking Festival
• London voted best public transport system.
• Sveiki! I’m back from Latvia
• Walking in the Yorkshire Dales
• Jet2.com launch flights over the big pond to New York