So, I went to York today~ [Pic heavy]

[blood_winged]

That's York, not New York. Big difference, there, but all I can say is - WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL.

Moving on from that - we went to... somewhere, I forget the name... so my step-dad could do a drive that's been booked since before his birthday in February. He was driving an Aston Martin Vantage around a track, just for the epic. The weather was being more tsundere than I can remember it being for a long time. When we got there it was sunny, then it got cold, then it completely bucketed it down for about fifteen minutes, then suddenly, it was so warm I had to take off my coat. Wtf, England.

Well, here are some photos of fast cars.































I took all those while waiting for John to get called up for his drive. Then, it started to pour down.. but it stopped quite soon after.








Okay, so that's enough of that. After we finished there, despite the fact that my mum's and sister's feet were soaked because they wore silly shoes, we went into the city of York for a look-see. They have a surprisingly large number of little churches and parishes, and a cathedral (Yorkminster) all in the Gothic style, which I absolutely love.
















Comments

[lemiru.livejournal.com]

That cathedral is gorgeous! o=

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

I knoooow~

[spottacus2.livejournal.com]

Pretty! *is jealous* I mean all our buildings here are ugly and boring. >.<

We can has pretty mountains though!

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

We has mountains too! 8D

Not like.. enormous 'wtf where is the top of this damn thing' mountains, but we do have them! >w<;

[nakia.livejournal.com]

Sounds like Alberta (the weather). Sometimes we get 4 seasons in one day. Snow, rain, a little cool, suddenly boiling. *nod self*

I want that car so much! (the silver one with the doors open. Doors that open up... LOVE!)

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

Alberta has British weather? Awesome xD

Indeed, it is quite a snazzy car.

[kasumicc.livejournal.com]

Eeeeh, pretty cars =D

OMG A FERRARI ♥ *spazzes*

That cathedral seems quite old! How old is it, actually? o.o

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

Yes, a Ferrari XP

The cathedral was built over two hundred years between the 1260's and 1470's, consecrated in 1472. It fell into disrepair during the English Reformation, but was restored in various parts in the late 1700's and early 1800's. Preservation work occurred in the 1970's and in 1984 a fire destroyed a portion of it, which was later rebuilt (to the cost of £2.5mil). In 2007 renovation work started on the east front, to a cost of approximately £23mil. =)

[kasumicc.livejournal.com]

o_o That's really old! And they sure have had to invest a lot on it. But it's worth it, it looks pretty :)

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

We have cathedrals like that all over (check out Westminster (http://www.sights-and-culture.com/London/Westminster-Abbey-4141.jpg), and Canterbury (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Canterbury_Cathedral_05.JPG))

They're part of our heritage, so we look after them =3

[kasumicc.livejournal.com]

That's really good! ò.o And---OMG pretty! *stares*

I want to visit theeeeem ~

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

=3

Come to Englaaaand.

[kasumicc.livejournal.com]

I will! ...someday. xD

[chiisana00.livejournal.com]

Yummy cars are yummy!

And d'awww!! I'm in love with those buildings!! *-* -Drools-

[blood-winged.livejournal.com]

:3