Mo 23 May
On Monday, we spent much of the day at the York Castle Museum. The museum is on the grounds of the original York Castle, but it isn't about the Castle, or about medieval or Roman times. Instead, it's about more recent times-gone-by, with its most famous exhibit being a recreated Victorian street you can wander through.
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The Victorian street is very evocative. It's even accompanied with sound and lighting which mimics the condensed passing of a day—there's a thunderstorm at night, then the rain ceases, birds start chirping, the day brightens and the street lights turn off, and you can hear random street hubbub starting up. The street is lined with shops of the time, several of which you can go into.
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The museum has several other exhibits, which were all quite well done. The topics included "Shaping the Body" (fashion and body image), toys, World War I, the Sixties, and the life of past prisoners. The life of past prisoners is relevant because the two main buildings of the Museum were once used as a Female Prison and a Debtor's Prison. You go into a cell, and a video projected on the wall tells the story of someone who had actually been in the prison. In general, the museum did a good job of making things interesting and interactive, including a quiz on your fashion sense...
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We also did more strolling on the city wall and by the river Ouse, on our way to and from the museum.
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Next Post
We will be moving on to London, for the last segment of our trip. I'm always a little sad to leave each place we visit, but London will be exciting, and I'm also looking forward to some downtime on the train ride there.
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| Coming home from dinner we actually had some rain |
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