6:30a. Awake. Pack up gear. Loads of things in one pack. Cold. As always. I think its pretty great. The hotel has been perfect. A great hub for Glasgow. It si right next to a serious train station. Queen Street. Love it. Ready to go. Check-out. Walk to the train station. Glasgow to Edinburgh at 8:30a. We are early. Station is a slight empty. Not many travelers on Sunday. Nice. Two coffees from Costa. Platform 2. And we’re on the train. Stuff our packs in the overhead rack. Found a table seat. Tiff is riding forward. I am backward. 80 minute ride. Many people boarding now. 8:30a. And we’re off. Old buildings abound. Still amazes me. Note: Everyone is skinny over here. Possibly related to their diet. Very little fast food. Also, the public transportation is great.. Many people could effectively walk to work with the aid of a Bus, Subway, or Train. Beautiful scenery all around. Read. Travel days are always exciting. Conductor just announced a platform 11 train to London from Edinburgh. Might be the one we’re looking for. Arrive. 10 Minutes early. Sweet. Platform 11 is it. A different part of the station. National Rail. No more ScotRail. Sad. On the train. Brilliant. Train to London calling at York. Awesome. This train is nice. Serious. And we’re off. England here we come. We haven’t seen this side of Edinburgh yet. I think that it’s 4 1/2 hours from Edinburgh to London. Shorter than I would have thought. Time to read. North Sea is to our left. We are on the left side of the train. Best views. Noted. Reading up on York. Getting close to England. I think.

England! We are calling at NewCastle. Fairly large city. England is flat. York is the next stop. Soon. And we’re there. Off the train. York is great. Ahh. Food festival this week. Streets are packed. Crazy. Found hotel. Can’t check-in yet. Left luggage. hotel is above coffee shop. Explore town. Old wall circling entire city. Built in the 1200’s. You can walk along the entire wall. All sorts of food. Time to find York Minster. The largest Gothic Cathedral in northern Europe. Found it. Whoa! Massive. Truly. Incredible. Closed until 1:30p. Perfect. Enough time to find food. Back to food tents in city center. Tiffany purchased a Spanish dish. And strawberry ice cream. Fish and Chips for me. Love them fishes. All finished up. Back to York Minster. 8 Pounds each. Climb the tower. view of the entire city. Photos. Back down to earth. Walk through the minster. Huge. Epic. Ceilings are at least 100 feet high. Many are higher.Old. Done exploring. Church service is starting. Organ and Choir. Back into town. Shops. Walk around. Hotel Check-IN. Room is great. Unpack. Back into town. Really a great town. We’ll need to come back someday. Food tents. I bought a vintage cheese wedge. Love it here. Walking around the wall. Mucho Explore. Time for a break. Found a park. Sit. Rest. Now for third meal. Pizza Express again. Right on the river. Lovely. A long delicious dinner. Sunset. Dark. I love British talk. Back to hotel. Bed. Peace.