April 21

Not much to talk about today. We went into the walled city of York, and wandered around the narrow streets. There are lots of shops and a multitude of people. The streets are super narrow, especially with the way drivers park and/or leave their vehicles all over. Where we were in the city center, the streets are all cobbled stones, and hard to walk/drive on. Drivers park virtually wherever they want, and being a visitor, I'm finding it tough to figure out safe spots, unless they are marked as "disabled" so we can use Jan's disabled badge.





The road signs are almost non-existent when compared to our signs back home. It's hard to tell what lane to be in as you're driving along, since there are only arrows painted on the lanes and once there is a line of cars, it's a toss-up whether the lane you're in is supposed to go straight through or turn. Motorcycles and bicycles drive between any lane of traffic, and even weave between cars in order to get ahead. Pedestrians do not have the right of way, and take their lives in their hands crossing anywhere they want.

Other than these complaints, I'm really enjoying the driving over here, as I've mentioned a few times before. LOL There are roads everywhere, crisscrossing the land, and you can get on a narrow little one lane road in the middle of nowhere, and end up connecting with a 6-lane freeway a short while later!

Tomorrow, we're off southward to Nottingham. Maybe we'll run into Robin Hood, or the sheriff.