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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, May 8, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                York offers something for every by King Cruces . Bureau no matter How Well Irav Fri you Are York will Knock your socks off. A Lite Kinju of England Ceorge i Jelly said i hat inc history of York ii the his Lois of England  indeed within its  Tiitu Medit a Wilh stretching for More than two Miles it has a more1 ,1 Range of i Ngi ish  than any other cily. The cily s recorded history dates Bucklo 71 . When a roman Gover nor of Britain led his troops non h from Lincoln 10 set up a Camp whore the fivers ouse  Foss Mecl. From that Dale York Placyda vital Perl in the development of Britain  its people. The cily 31 am Trine became inc second Moil important in the  Ontl now i he ruins  monuments to York colourful  eventful history draw  Over Tho Globe. Newcomers to York May a jul to Start their Vijil at York Story probably inc finest i Rilke Renour in Brit Liin where York s Hilory ii told Ubiar the Limiti St Iiydio Kuil to Flint ques. It it housed m the of i a hurtle of St. Mary i. It s open we Kajj i from 1 1 , until 5 ,  on sundays from 1 . To s . Admission is 60 it note for Cadulli i but 51  id Pence about 50 cunts or children. A the lie dirt of the Rily it the magnificent York Minsk a the la rat St nor Lii Calli Edral in enl top of its 197-foot-Hish Central lower. Atop ii huffing  puffing Vimio is coins  a sweeping View of the  ant  coi Izro Sidt the Cathedral Buill Between 1220  1470, boasts slain Al Taw As its Ujj reates a glory. Some of the lass is thought to be the earliest lass in to land. Its East window behind the lady , is described As the largest arts of stained a 70  by 32 feet in o Winkle window in inc world. Thankfully the a Rrt tale ire a the Michni in my. 19q4 did not do As much damage As first was  pm  is Proeu Iling Brisky. Meanwhile the Miinster remint open to the Public Anil restored sections of its famed Rose window a Ortii display in the chapter House. A first visit u Yurk should always include a walk a Lorijo the waifs enc it ring the cily. York s t Ity in a Jsaie the longest  Best preserved in England. They Sarre originally Bush in roman times bul have been remodeler repaired  rebuilt throughout Stibli Tjui ii ten Luikis. Thuy ate pierced by numerous   towers of Many a different periods. Having tin.1 cily a visible Hallern of defensive Ivory Sajiu Midk 20 i a lurid a  bar the Only cily k i on the site of a roman k " -. Stone is at the end of a Lijah Pott rhat.,  makes a a Good Point Al which to ascend the Walls. The View across the City Between   Monk liars is splendid  the Walls Are open daily until Faust. The picturesque cobbled Streels of Yolk Are a source of fits citation in  Best known of them is the shambles formerly inc air eos of the Hutchers. The shelves in front of the windows  the Hooks above were for displaying . The di�1-Wcsl lint of the Street  Over hanging buildings Nilo Ved the meat o remain Cool in the Shade for most of the Day. Nowadays shops occupy inc Siren s half timbered buildings some Wilh Over hanging stories so prominent that they almost touch the building opposite. Once you have managed to tear yourself  rom the shambles head for the cily s famed Canio museum .1 Rich mine of historic Memorabilia including the More gruesome tools of the prison  in the 13th Century  the death cell in which the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin spent his last Day lilt Llor by Al Siloro re action the most popular fear Imp of the my Stirn & its carefully Revost Rution  ant Toiven Strmec scenes in in huh every Feu in is Alhi tic. A stroll through Icse especially when Rahr arg f Cobl mus Stagni Cylc con Yvore Houi Equit pc sum $3.5 rail Ai jul Yiki Jour cars Recac Yor Orv uni cop Cool 70 stripes i Gazle May 19116  
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