Ok, so I live in York so I didn't technically go anywhere to 'research' this post. But stick with me here.
It's one of those annoyingly true clichés to say that when you live in a very beautiful, touristy place you stop appreciating it. You get desensitized to the fact it's utterly gorgeous by the fact that you just see it every day, often through a throng of tourists getting in your way when you're trying to go about your lunchtime errands. This is certainly what's happened in my relationship with York.
But I had a new camera for Christmas (Panasonic Lumix TZ20) and on Monday lunchtime, having had a very lazy weekend during which I'd not left the house at all, I decided to take it for a walk. The following photos are the result. The first group, for those that know York/have an urge to know such things, are taken around the City Walls between Layerthorpe and Bootham. The second group are of York Minster. Obviously.
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| Figures on the top of Bootham Bar |
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| Photo crashing pigeons |
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| One of York's lesser known landmarks, but one of my favourites |
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| I love the light in this shot. All arty and stuff. |
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| Some detail of the West Front |
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| Detail around the door frame. I love this. |
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| The Rose Window |
Conclusions: a) York is just stunning and it's nice to be forced to remember that once in a while; b) the Lumix TZ20 is my new BFF.
Lovely photos reminding me that I really do need to go back there sometime. Thank you.
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