RE: York, England. Founded in 71-AD - Demolished in 1924 - Current Restoration Began in 1940.
Hello my friend, and world traveler. York Minster, what a place to see. When I saw the pics of York Minster I figured it had to at least take a couple hundred years to build this architectural marvel. After doing the math I was shocked to learn it only took 70 years. Buildings of this nature always intrigue me. Being around construction for much of my life, I am always amazed at what man was capable of building, so long ago. I can only imagine the man power it must have taken, and the skilled workers that had to be involved with its construction. Great pics all around.
The Yorkshire Stone wall would be something our president would be interested in.😁
Looked into the link Baedecker blitz. These raids once again show just how sick Hitler was. It was a good thing that the RAF stepped up their game, otherwise much of what is still standing may not be around.
The pictures of the country side are just beautiful.
Thanks for sharing with all of us, this once in a life time adventure.
So much to see, and so much history that otherwise would remain unknown to most of us.
I know that most people just skip over most of the links, but keep them coming. I thoroughly enjoy reading them as they answer all of the questions that pop into my head while reading your awesome posts.
On a completely different note, you have stated that the people over there are very friendly, and I was just wondering if any of them have brought up the stepping down of Theresa May. From what I have read about the new Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, it sounds like a lot of people feel he is not capable of leading the country.
Jut a little something I found while taking a look at the guy.
"But Boris Johnson, like Donald Trump, is notoriously unpredictable and incautious."
"It’s often said that anything —a speech, a threat, a jingle — delivered in an upper-class British accent sounds more sophisticated (to American ears at least). Boris Johnson, however, challenges that assertion. He has a long history of sounding absolutely asinine, posh accent notwithstanding."
"A one-time journalist, Johnson is a walking, talking embodiment of the Peter Principle: the tendency of a person to rise in a bureaucracy to their level of maximum incompetence."
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/07/30/boris-johnson-and-the-new-battle-of-britain/
Boy, that depiction sounds very familiar.
I will leave it at that.
Stay safe my friend and keep up with the masterful posts.
Fascinating article—that was a fun read. I learned more about Europe and UK with that article than I have with any of the tv’s I don’t watch—thank you, sir! I appreciate that. And thank you for reading this article I put together, your comments are always a shoe in to hall of fame. Good morning, Bob! Happy Thursday, sir.
I can’t say anyone has mentioned Theresa May specifically though I haven’t heard one person say they’re in favor on Brexit, not one. Everyone is pretty pissed. On that subject, oh dude.. have you seen this documentary just released on Netflix last week? Eh, it’s incredible! I highly recommend ya’all check it out. It details the same group of tech geniuses, all THREE of them, who have psychologically controlled elections on two successful occasions now, Brexit and.. wait for it, wait for it, the Trump election. One of the most fascinating lines I heard in that documentary I’ll never forget. The young girl of the three, she’s barely in her 30’s (31), Brittany Kaiser, said “oops, we won.” While simultaneously laughing about the brexit election. Man, it was almost terrifying to hear her say “oops, we won” hahahahaha. <- just like that.
Speaking of those two links i just attached for you.. Thank you for taking the time to enjoy the links I attach, it’s where I’m getting my information from so I want you guys to see what I saw plus it’s my defense should someone call BS on me. I’ll keep’em coming, sir. 👍🏿
True story: Bob, as we were touring through York Minster, in one particular section, they’re doing a lot of restoring inside. Oh my goodness! @puravidaville will vouch for me, my exact words were “I wish I could get a picture of the scaffolding for Sweed.” I wish I could describe it but, the truth is, I didn’t stand a chance at even capturing it on photo so I can’t explain it. “Monumental feat” we’ll call it—it was amazing! I have no idea how they thought to erect that scaffolding, Bob, but it’s a good 70 feet in the air and never touched the ground, totally suspended and amazingly strong looking. I stared at it for quite some time wondering just how long it took to erect that scaffolding?! It was incredible, I thought about you as we saw it.
Thanks for stopping by @thebigsweed, your comments always make my morning.
We do have netflix and we will definitely watch, The Great Hack.
Oops we won, was exactly what Trump had to be saying.
From what I have gathered, he had no real intention on really winning the election.
I can remember saying to Robin during the campaign as it started to gain steam, this guy is trying to undermine his own election with some of the s--t he is saying. Little did he know, much of the s--t that was comming out of his mouth was exactly what many people wanted to hear, and oops he won.
Brittany Kaiser, read her bio, and she came from money and went to some of the most prestigious schools, what a mind.
I wonder how much of this stuff will play out in the next election.
@dandays, your blogs keep me on my toes, and are more news worthy and informative than the garbage you get from the media controlled by so few.
A great watch that they have turned into a mini-series is The Loudest Voice.
It is about the inception of Fox News, the main character Roger Ailes, CEO of Fox news is played by Russel Crow. Boy, was he a creep.
See you on #FFF, later my friend.