Dungeons, heathens and kinky donuts

Something Colin just found out today while touring through the ancient city of York (population 195,400) is that in UK pubs, you order food at the bar, there are no servers to take your order. The day begun with their host Mel swiping little packets of brown sauce so the Canadians can take some home!

York, UK

York dates back to the Roman era, 71 A.D. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York, where they sell some interesting donuts in the town center.. We're wondering what the donut holes look like...

Apparently the vikings took over the city and BBQ'd everyone on a stick, or so it seems. A great tour to take is the York Dungeons. C&M are accompanied by Mel & her sister Bexta.

You'll be checked for the plague, you'll have blood spit on you, you'll be taken to a medieval court (like Maria who was found guilty of being from Fredericton), you'll burn a witch & you'll have a great photo taken of the torturous times! Just don't ask what a "chappy chopper" is, most dudes will not want to hear this. This tour is something you should really do!

Next it was off to lunch at the most Haunted Pub in the most Haunted Inn in York, the Golden Fleece.

Where Colin enjoyed a pint of Yorkshire Terrier & Maria had a Strongbow.

After, the girls went for tea while Colin went on a pub stumble. Along the way, Maria found a colony of cat boutiques!

While Colin found a row of pubs. First was the Three Tuns, York's oldest & winner of York's Pub of the Year 2011!

They had 1/3 pint samples, so when in York, sample!

First round was Jennings Bitter, Banks's Bitter & Cocker Hoop.

Second round was Banks’s Mild, Lovey Warne & Brakspear Oxford Gold (which was the best!)

Then, to sober up a bit before he met up with Maria and the girls, he decided to walk the York wall. The original wall was built in 71 AD to keep the heathens out, not sure how the foursome got through the gates.

It surrounds the city, and makes for a really interesting walk.

Then it was off to meet the girls, but Colin was a bit early, so he dropped in for a quickie at York Arms to enjoy a Samuel Smith Old Brewer Bitter. Not bad! Tonight, it's one final beverage, a final wash & a final episode of Corrie Street for Maria on the telly.

Tomorrow is a travel day, it's off to London! Hopefully a stop at Abbey Road & to where Jack the Ripper did his bad things. Between now and Germany, Colin & Maria are on their own. No hosts, no friends to cart them around.. Should be interesting as Colin will be driving in northern France & they'll be in countries where neither of them speak the language.. What's the international signal for beer?