University of Glasgow
One of the days we spent in Glasgow we took the Glasgow hop-on, hop-off bus (blog coming soon), and we hopped off at the Kelvingrove [Read More…]
Britain
Off The Beaten Path: Carlisle, England
Carlisle Cathedral The original plan was to rent a car from York and take a leisurely day-and-a-half drive through the English lake country on our [Read More…]
The Yorkshire and Castle Museums of York, England
We visited two of York’s principle museums while we were there: the Yorkshire Museum and the Castle Museum. We’ve described both museums–particularly the Yorkshire–as a [Read More…]
York and Constantine the Great
A couple of blogs back we glazed over a pretty interesting historical tidbit. The Roman emperor Constantine the Great was crowned (“laurel-wreathed” actually) in what [Read More…]
Three Seductive Bishops of York
As we walked through the York Minster Cathedral, out of the corner of our eye we caught sight of something that made us have a [Read More…]
York Minster East Window Closeups, Part 2
We continue yesterday’s blog with more up-close views of the east stained glass windows from the York Minster Cathedral. The artist depicts the book of [Read More…]
York Minster East Window Closeups, Part 1
Our Typical View of Stained Glass Windows The stained glass windows of the York Minster Cathedral in York, England are the oldest medieval windows in [Read More…]
The York Minster Cathedral
A Transept Window at the York Minster I will admit that when Lori said we had to go to the York Minster Cathedral I was [Read More…]
A Trio of York, England Guided Tours
Our “Free” York City Tour In our half-dozen trips to Europe, we’ve taken perhaps a half-dozen guided tours; three of them occurred within a twenty-four [Read More…]
Britain’s National Railway Museum, York
The Ultra-Sleek Duchess of Hamilton Britain’s National Railway Museum in York is a delight for two quite different museum-goers. First, there are the men–like Chuck–who [Read More…]