York

A couple of weeks ago we travelled to England for a quick family visit. We flow to Liverpool and then spent a day in the gorgeous city of York. The middle of the city is surrounded by a stone wall. We got an incredible view, while walking on it.

The National Railway Museum can be visited without adminission fee!!! Beside old trains and locomotives, you can see the saloons of the royal family members (Queen Elizabeth, King Edward...) The museum also has a replica of George Stephenson's Rocket.

You can find many other items from the old times' railway stations, such as scales, ticket machines, and signs.

Kids will also enjoy this place, since a little playstation has been set up for them, They can build their own little train, and I guess they will be fascinated by the model railroad.

The chocolate museum, named York's Chocolate Story is perfect for chocolate-lovers. like me :)

During the journey among some chocolates, you can taste the bitter water, which is cocoa bean with hot water. It tasted like coffee and people drank it for the same purpose.
Moreover, there was a fun machine, which demonstrated how cocoa beans are turned into chocolate.

We got a chance to make your own chocolate pop. While waiting for it, to become solid in the fridge, visitors can learn about how pralines are made, and then can taste them too. Yummy! :D 

We went to Jorvik, the Viking Museum. Jorvik is the Viking name of York. At the first part we had to sit into a vechicle, which drove us through a big room. It was dark inside. Moving, and talking wax figures told us the story of the vikings. We got to know a lot about their everyday life. To make this experience more real, there were also smells with the scenes. For example at the blacksmith's or at the butcher's house. Funny thing was a man on the lavatory. We got that one with the smell too...

At the other part  of the museum, many artifacts were on display, like weapons, jewelleries, tools.

2 full viking skeleton and other skeleton parts. Reading about how to find out genders, ages, causes of death etc. was really interesting.

We were full of new experiences and informations, but also got hungry.You just can't go home from England without trying the classy fish & chips. I love it!!!

So that is all about our little British runaway. Most of the tourists go to London, but believe me, York is also worth a visit! :)