Ronnie & Emily Ferguson in York
Today has been a very interesting day. It began with a 6:30 am wake up call — actually calls — one by phone and one through the TV which no one had ever experienced before! To quiet the obnoxious beeping sound, we were instructed to press the “OK” button on the TV remote. Sounds easy enough, right? Well, let me tell you — it’s not! Here you are sound asleep being abruptly awakened by the TV turning on unexpectedly producing a loud beeping sound. You are still in a sleepy stupor when you reach for the remote in the dark with no glasses handy and your eyes are still mostly closed! Needless to say, once we got it shut off we were definitely AWAKE!
York Minster
We again had a delicious full English breakfast together and then moved to a private room for our worship service and communion. We had a very meaningful service centered around the Lord’s Supper with prayer, scripture reading and songs. It was a wonderful way to start our day here in Harrogate.
Today was York day — we loaded the bus and headed out. Once we arrived in York, our first visit was York Minster, the largest medieval gothic cathedral in Northern Europe. We attended Matins which included singing by the girls’ choir, scripture readings and prayer. It was an interesting experience. Just to be able to sit in the nave and soak in the surroundings of York Minster was amazing. It is a spectacular place!! After the service we enjoyed a guided tour of the Minster. This is truly a place that words cannot begin to describe but hopefully 
the pictures will give you a very small glimpse of the magnificence of this place.
Our afternoon included free time in York to eat lunch, shop and explore. What a fascinating village with lots of shops. We also had time for a walking tour of the city. We walked down the street with the Shambles, visited a church from the 1300′s and took a walk on the city wall which was once the wall of protection for York. The wall walk allowed us to have a better view of the village below. It was a nice way to end our day in York.
We’ve enjoyed our two-nights stay here in Harrogate but it’s time to pack our bags because tomorrow we continue our journey through the beautiful British countryside.
