GHOSTour '07 Day 5

If you have been following the tales of terror from the Ghostour '07, read on.  If you would like to start at the beginning, here is a list of the links for each entry.

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After breakfast in Lincoln, and a quick daylight walk around town,  we loaded up and headed for York.  York is a beautiful town, mixing old and new in a charming way that has obviously made it popular with both tourists and students.  By day it has an active walking market, and at night it has an active nightlife.

After walking the narrow streets, we visited the York Minster, a grand old church with an incredible history.

Mot to mention incredible views both inside and out.

We hiked the stairs to the top to take in the views of both the church and the surrounding city of York.

Afterwards, we decided to have some lunch at Russell's where Russell decided to try out Yorkshire pudding.  On the way to York, Allan Murdie had listed what he considered the oddest foods from his country... black pudding, haggis, etc.  The only one I hadn't ever tried was Yorkshire pudding, so I gave it a go.  Basically, it's like having biscuits and gravy.  No where near as strange as haggis.

Afterwards as we wandered the streets we decided to try out very tasty Cornish Pasties. 

A sign in the window promised "A hot meal in your hand," and they didn't lie.

We took our pasties to the park and rested for a few moments as we ate them.

To round out the afternoon, we stopped off at the Evil Eye Lounge and had a shot of the world's strongest Absinthe. 

89.9% by volume, this stuff took a layer of cells with it as it went down your throat.  WOW. Goooood.

In the evening, we had a real treat in York.  A ghost tour with professional ghost hunter, historian, and TV star, Richard Felix.  While we were worried going into the tour that it might be a little too sensational, he did a great job telling the tales of the various haunted locations in York, taking us into a dark room at a haunted pub to discuss its haunts, and explaining his own theories on haunts, ghosts and poltergeists.

Along the way we stopped at a few pubs for some drinks and a chance to warm up.

At the end we had a chance to talk, eat, and drink with Richard Felix at our last stop. 

Surprisingly, he also had his DVDs for sale.  What a shocker.

After a few more drinks and some time out on the town, the day came to a close and we all retired for some well earned sleep.  Or so we thought.  The spirits decided it was not to be that night and we ended up standing out in the cold on the road a couple of blocks from our hotel at about 2:30 in the morning.  Why?  A bomb scare.  Notice the police car in the background behind Sam and Scott who just wanted to go back to bed.  And how do you get back to sleep after that?  You have to be very tired.

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