Canterbury Town

Susan and Niels by the ruins of the castle from the year 1000. the main drag, and view of the cathedral through the shopping streets

Canterbury Town

here's an old building next to their picturesque river. the main park is quite nice and close to an old city gate.

Canterbury Cathedral

my travel buddies Susan and Niels; old ruins by the cathedral; view of cathedral from other side

Canterbury Cathedral

the cathedral and christ church gate -- the gate to get into the cathedral grounds. look at that long queue!

York

Here's the great medieval city of York. I would definitely recommend people go there because there's lots to see and do, and it's very old and cool for us North Americans. Here is a gate (there were several gates to get into the city) and the medieval walls (we walked around them for quite awhile). And I'm in an old school room in a museum of old stuff ('looking like a nerd' is what my sister wrote as the caption on her blog).

York Minster

Here's York Minster (famous cathedral from the middle ages). We spent lots of time there because it cost a lot of money. Plus we walked up to the roof and got some good views of the city. There is also a picture of me in front of a creepy alley (I like these alleys, makes me really feel like I'm in Europe).

London with my sister

We went to Greenwich on a boat tour to see the sites there. It's like we weren't in London anymore, a very different feel (like a small town). There we saw where Greenwich mean time is and stood on the line, saw some maritime museums (boring) and walked to some famous pubs (this is Trafalgar Pub after Nelson, a famous captain who won some wars on the ocean against Spain).
Here's our cozy sleeping arrangements. When my sister saw my room she looked horrified at the smallness and having to stay there for the next 10 days!