Thursday, October 18, 2007

England, Part 2

HEXHAM


Hexham Abbey


The walk up to Hexham Abbey

YORK


A gate in the old City Wall


The Shambles


Clifford's Tower. All that's left of the castle that was built by William the Conqueror.


View of York Minster from the city walls


The birthplace of Guy Fawkes


York Minster, the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe


The entrance to York Minster


York Minster interior


Stained glass and domed ceiling


King Edward I (aka Edward the Longshanks)

NEWCASTLE


The Castle Keep


Another medieval building


Gateshead, across the River Tyne


Old Town

HADRIAN'S WALL


Vercovicium (aka Housesteads Roman Fort)


Hadrian's Wall near Vercovicium


The wall took 8 years to build, and was built by soldiers from the occupying Roman legions under orders from Emperor Hadrian. It's 73.5 miles long (80 Roman miles) and when it was built, it was 16-20 feet high and 10 feet wide. There was a milecastle every Roman mile, and two guard towers in between each milecastle.


Hiking along the wall


Looking out onto enemy territory from Milecastle 37


A great view from the wall


The hike has a lot of ups and downs

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