Sunday 8th May

On Sunday, the Spanish teachers had arranged to meet Sarah in York for her to show them the city and its most important sites. So, after having breakfast, they took a train to York.

They left the train station and headed for the meeting place suggested by Sarah: York Minster.
It is the largest Gothic Cathedral in Northern Europe and renowned worldwide as an artistic and architectural masterpiece.

From this beautiful site, they started to cramp the streets of York. Sarah, the nice cicerone, showed the Spanish teachers different places of the city which may be interesting to visit with the Spanish students.
The Yorkshire Museum, a place to learn about York from prehistory to the city's medieval splendour.
York Castle Museum, 400 years of York's past from Elizabethan soldiers to Victorian debtors and from Georgian dolls' houses to the Swinging Sixties.
Yorvik Viking Centre, a place where you can experience life in Viking-age York, the remains of 1,000-year old houses are revealed beneath your feet. New audio and video displays help you to investigate where the Vikings came from, why they came here, how they lived and died, and where they travelled to.
Clifford's Tower, which is all remains of York Castle. William the Conqueror built a wooden castle here in 1086. That first castle was burned by rebellious natives, and a second one built. That building saw one of the most horrifying episodes in York's colourful history in 1190. A mob of citizens rioted against the Jewish population of York, and 1190 of the Jews took refuge inside the castle. Many of the Jews committed suicide rather than allow themselves to be captured by the bloodthirsty mob outside, and more died when the building was set on fire. The remainder were slaughtered by the mob.

Sarah also showed them commercial streets, especially the picturesque area called " The Shambles", which comes from the Saxon "Fleshammels", which means, "the street of the butchers", for it was here that the city's butcher's market was located. The butcher's shops have now been replaced with shops catering to visitors, including jewelry and antiques; indeed, the Shambles is now one of the premier shopping areas in the city of York.

So many visits and walks made them be hungry, so it was time to have lunch. After it, the Spanish teachers thanked Sarah for her guide tour and said goodbye to her. Then they went to the train station and came back to Malton.
In the evening they found an Italian restaurant called Florios which was going to be the usual place to have dinner.