A weekend in York- part 2

Sunday started off with another substantial breakfast.......before walking into York to visit York Castle Museum......which came highly recommended by a friend........and turned out to be one of the best 'small' museums I've ever been to.....we ended up spending over 3 hours there.
I did manage a few [very poor quality] photos.

There was an entire Victorian high street

with a whole variety of shops.....some of which you could go inside.......and some just shop fronts

various room sets through the ages

the most amazing displays of toys

but it becomes a bit disconcerting when you remember playing  with the toys that are now in museums!!!!! Anyone remember playing this on their TV??????

or how about this?????

So it seemed quite apt that they also had a brilliant 60s themed room

and yep......that 'record player' on the right.......is the first one I ever owned.....I'm now beginning to feel ancient!!!!! I've probably still got some of those records as well.

And I had to take this one.......as it's a photo of the 'mods' riding through our town in 1964.....where they sometimes held pitched battles with the 'rockers' on their motorbikes.

the final part of the museum was below ground.......in what had been the prison......and in each cell there were speaking holograms....telling us what had happened to them....usually something very unpleasant.

A 'must visit' if you are ever in York.

And in the afternoon......at Castle Howard

google photo

we finally found a Christmas market worth visiting......small....but with some lovely stalls of handmade items.....and lots of foodie stuff to try and to buy

and so ended......a very enjoyable....if exhausting weekend.