Field Trip Chronicles: York

York is one of our favorite places to visit. You can see York Minster Cathedral, the prettiest cathedral I've ever seen, and there are several museums. One we visited 4 years ago is the Jorvik Viking Museum. We plan to visit it again when Isaac studies the Vikings. York has a rich history, from Roman to Viking to Medieval. We've been there several times, and we haven't seen half of what York has to offer! Another favorite stop is the National Railway Museum, which is free. (Gotta love anything free!) Isaac has always been fascinated by train and railways, so this wonderful museum is always at the top of his list. The reason we went to York (a few weeks ago now) was for Isaac's birthday. We gave him a choice between a big party with lots of kids or a small party and a family outing of his choice. He chose the small party and outing, and he decided on York. Why York? Last spring we took a visiting friend to York, and this friend decided to go up in the cathedral tower. Isaac wanted to go along, but we found out they require you to be at least 8 years old in order to climb up the tower. Isaac was determined to go up in the tower as soon as he turned 8! So, our trip to York included the railway museum (of course) and a trip up the York Minster tower (Isaac and his daddy--I had to stay with our "under-8" girls). Next time, I'm going up!

Clifford's Tower in York
Journey to the Tower!
Made it to the top!

Look at the view!

Loads of stairs to climb.

Isaac shows us which tower he went up (big one at back, not 2 at front).

Replica of the "Rocket"

The Bullet (from Japan)

Turntable!

Railway-Themed Playground