Freedom to Rome

I am enjoying Freedom to Rome by Nick Warlow and Angela Michel so much :)

From the publishers website: "This book charts the route taken by a couple of non-hikers who decided to walk from York to Rome in 2012 with a pair of artificial hips."

It seemed particularly fitting to start reading it yesterday sat in the sun on the new steps up to York Minster (the Minster Piazza), under the silent gaze of Constantine the Great who was declared Roman Emperor whilst in York in 306AD.


A little more about the journey and the wonderful Angela and Nick can be read on their blog:
nickwarlowangelamichel.blogspot.co.uk/

You can also get free courier delivery if you live in York - ours was delivered to the door on Saturday by Nick himself just before I headed to City Screen to see Lois get her head shaved for Kyra... more on this in the next post (and no it won't be a 2 month wait!)

I will write more when I have finished the book but, for now, all I can say is order one now!!

Exercise....

So exercise....... about time I got off my backside and did something...........

I set off from Park Street with no aim in mind and found myself wandering up onto the walls.

A beautiful, sunny day and the walls were quiet. It is a long time since I've walked the Micklegate to Red Tower section - I took a few photos on the way, some of which turned out ok.

Cupola on the Bar Convent

looking back at Micklegate Bar

I just love the roof-line of Scarcroft Primary School :)

a view of the Minster from beside Baile Hill

York Castle (well a little bit of it)

Catkins beside the River Foss

the top of Fishergate Postern

I would have taken a 'full' picture of the postern but forgot until I was too close!

Looking back towards Fishergate Bar

passing the Barbican - pity about the modern house roofs

(I prefer 'rooves' to 'roofs' but I will go with the supposedly correct form.)

Walmgate Bar - which houses Gatehouse Coffee

alongside Foss Islands Road

from the new Hungate footbridge looking towards the Minster.

The wasteland in-between will become more new apartments and town-houses.

River Foss from the new Hungate footbridge

All Saints, Pavement

Oliver's, Micklegate.

I would like to know what Oliver's was.

As you might notice from the pictures I didn't go all the way round the walls. I will set off in the other direction next time! Not sure why I omitted taking a picture of the Red Tower, I'll try to remember next time.