Bee in my Bonnet

After exploring the Minster we headed out for the area of the village called The Shambles. It’s from this street the movie Harry Potter got its inspiration to reconstruct the street as Diagon Alley.

The street is cobbled and crooked. Several of the upper stories lean out over the pavement at a haphazard angle. This is due to the timber and plaster build of the places. The picture doesn’t really capture the chaotic look of the buildings as experienced in real life.

The street has no less than three Harry Potter themed shops.

You could by a wizard if wand if you liked.

This is the sight as you exit The Shambles.

You can see the Minster in the background.

Ever heard of Yorkshire pudding? Well it originates from here and is not a pudding at all. It is poor man’s food. Inexpensive to make with local ingredients and quite filling. We stopped at a corner YorkPud place and ordered up a few. Very yummy with meat of your choice, potatoes, a haggis type stuffing, veggies and light gravy served on a dense Dutch Pancake sort of thing.

On the square of the Minster is the house the revolutionary Guy Fawkes lived in. It is now an upscale lovely pub. Somehow we are related to him.

John often looks out for hard licorice like he had when he was a child. Never can find it. Well, we found it here in a delightfully crowded and organized candy shop just off The Shambles.

York has lots of bakeries and candy shops.