York

We set off on the X68 and I asked Liz if she had the senior railcards. She went home and came on the train so we all got the train OK. Taxi to Bowen House which is very near Park Grove and very comfortable and turned out to be great value at £70 for b and a huge breakfast! We had a look at No. 22 and walked round the Monkbar walls. Went to Banks with Dennis and he bought me the 90th birthday tribute book to Francis Jackson with CD and I bought him an organ tutor by David Sanger. Champagne tea at Bettys was as always very special. We then walked the walls from Jewry to Monkgate and back to the hotel. I tried No. 22 again and a woman came to the door and said she was getting ready to go to work and shut the door!
Wednesday we went to York cemetery and David was very helpful finding the records and taking us to the graves. Thank goodness we had photos of the graves and a spade for clearing brambles and earth! We bought a book about the cemetery. Dennis drove us to North Otterington and we found the group of 5 Woodhouse graves. A lovely churchyard. We then drove to Ripon and ate at Sainsburys and visited the cathedral where Robert Woodhouse born 1736 is buried. A lovely building. We were back in York in good time for Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas at the Theatre Royal. It was well done and the second half was better as I had a loop round my neck. Taxis both ways.