We arrived in York the night before but only with enough time to walk into the city and find a place for dinner. Which we did, and the place we found was very tasty! It was Mediterranean style food AND it had bottomless drinks for which you added your own ice. That was enough to make us love York already. The next morning we met up with the group and walked to York Minster. Even though I have seen a lot of old churches here they never cease to amaze me. This one was no different. The exterior was breathtaking as well as the interior. We were able to walk around and look at everything inside and out then we had the rest of the morning to our selves. Cydnee, Catie, and I met up with Hilary and Sarah to walk the streets of York, which are cobblestone by the way! We ended up stopping at a fish pedicure place. We kept seeing them in London but weren't really sure what it was and since it was early in the morning it wasn't busy so we peaked our heads in to see what it was. We found out that it is a pedicure that consists of you putting your feet in a tank of tiny fish that eat the dead skin off your feet. Sarah and Catie were the only ones brave enough to try. There was NO WAY I was putting my feet in a tank of fish, ew! But it was very entertaining to watch. Both girls were freaking out, screaming and laughing while they fish attacked their feet. I will say their feet did come out looking very soft and supple but you couldn't pay me to do that.
After we left York we headed towards the Lake District, like the Hamptons for Londoners. On our way there we stopped at Fountain Abbey. It was much like Tintern Abbey except a lot bigger. It was so green and beautiful and walking around the Abbey ruins was very cool. You could see where all of the rooms were and the passages around it. We ended up taking a look around then sitting in the giant grass field in the middle and reading our books. It was a fabulous ending to our day.
*Pictures are of York minster and Fountain abbey!
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