Was in York now in Edinburgh

Hello form Edinburgh, can you hear my burr? Its not under my saddle.We decided that another day in York was in order, to go back for the guided tour, provided by very well informed volunteers. The York Minster structure demonstrates that our ancestors were not always killing each other pursuing the more refined pursuits of human accomplishment. In a picture below you will see a model of one of the towers and the intricate wood frame supporting the stone work. The center post tree is three trees joined together that dates from 1200 AD and these large oak tree trunks are still supporting the structure today. Look for the picture of the roof panel on the ceiling of this supported tower. Our guide was very erudite on the history of the cathedral, so well worth going back. After that visit, we went to the National Railroad Museum(NRM) . Train heaven for me and Amy enjoyed it too my only disappointment was that the shop with all the model trains was closed WAH! See pictures below of the notable trains in the museum. In particular the Mallard, which set a steam train record back in the 30’s for a sustained speed of 129 MPH and that is a lot of steam. We were able to catch up to a guided tour of a steam locomotive slice in half so you can see the workings of the train from water, to heat, to steam, to piston. See the cut away pictures, very ingenious invention the steam engine. Well its late in Edinburgh, have a waking tour of Edinburgh tomorrow and we need to hit it. More to come. Oh Suzanne can you guess which picture made us think of you?

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