Everyone looked so peaceful and relaxed! It was so lovely being with your parents again. York was looking good, but still recovering from the floods, and of course, there is masses of rather unsightly building going on, including the theatre, opposite the art gallery. You must see the mosaic next time you are up. It really is quite something. The link to the NHM article mentioned by Shelley in her comment has sone very interesting information too. Love to you all!

I quite agree about William Smith, Shelley. We were so intrigued to learn about him, and there is much more to learn. The Natural History Museum info is excellent – thank you for sending me the link. I feel he deserves a blog post to himself, not tucked in amongst chat about tea shops! If ever you find yourself in York on your ravels, do have a look at the mosaic of Yorkshire. It’s both fascinating and beautiful.