It’s very good for a moment, you congratulate yourself on your streamlining.

Then the bloody machine spits back out this in change:

I mean, come on. I was expecting the 2 £1s but whhhhhyyy is the other £1 made up of these coins? 🤣 bloody 2ps! I refuse to believe it couldn’t have been more efficient. And I mostly refuse to believe it because I put in 3 10ps myself.

Thursday began with a better viewing of St. Cuthbert’s. Amidst a mishmash of styles, the sunny morning highlighted a leaning tower, a war memorial in the form of an inscribed wooden cross and defaced gargoyles. Phil amusingly posed in front of a tiny door before we headed inside. A woman immediately jumped up from her seat to provide an overview and invite us to look round. The main part of the…

To learn more of its rich history, we booked a longer stay in York late March. After a hassle-free Friday afternoon train journey, we fumbled gaining access to the apartment but once settled, had a pleasant stay. We stocked up at the basic nearby Asda, ate dinner then walked down Layerthorpe, past lairy Bumblebee and stormtrooper figures outside the self-storage unit, to the Black Swan. Even…