I woke up early to take advantage of my complimentary breakfast and to try and get out to see some more of York before I had to check out at midday. After grabbing a nice hot buffet meal, I headed out to have a look at a few more shops and to visit the Jorvik Viking Museum. The previous day, I had found a shop called Ancestry Names that specialised in plaques and prints of family heraldry and history. I was tempted to at least acquire a print of the history of m...

Today was a travelling day, as I made my way from Paris to London via the Eurostar high-speed train. I left my hotel about 9:30am and headed for Gare Du Nord, one of the large train stations that service the regional and international lines. It was very busy, which I suspect is the normal state of affairs, and I looked around for the Eurostar terminal. Fortunately there were big signs that directed people to the UK Hall, which is a special upstairs section that ...