Tuesday, March 25 - Trip to England Day 4

We left for Skipton after running to the bank to pull out the cash we needed to pay for our B&B in York (they don't take credit cards). All the practice driving with Stuart payed off because we got there without incident. We parked near the castle on the north end of the city center and ate at a tearoom on our walk up to the castle.

The castle tour was self-guided (pictures), so we spent a lot of energy keeping Dejaquan from jumping ahead too quickly. The castle was very interesting, seeing just how many rooms were equipped with arrow slits and how each room had its own fireplace to keep it warm. I don't know anything about English history, so the historical references in the displays in each room were insignificant to me.

We let each kid pick one thing from the gift shop. Norah chose a pen with a sliding thing in it and Dejaquan chose a knight figurine holding a sword. Of course as soon as we got back in the car, Dejaquan broke the sword trying to take it out of the knight's hand, and major disappointment ensued.

We drove to York, stopping once to let the kids have a run at a reservoir. We managed to drive into York without making any wrong turns and finding out guest house right away. After checking in I asked our hosts what would be a good restaurant to eat at with the kids, and they recommended Little Italy, giving me verbal directions on how to get there. Of course I didn't remember them right, so we ended up eating at an Indian restaurant, which turned out to serve very good food. The kids even enjoyed it.