Sheffield was the final stop in my Christmas trip, strictly speaking, a stop-over to York (I stayed in Sheffield because my friend there offered me free accomodation). Sheffield had been for a long time a city of steel industry. Today, although new buildings and new shops have been established in the city centre, in many parts of the city there remains the shabby and deserted factory houses which makes the city depressing (therefore I had not taken any picture in Sheffield). While I was in sheffield, I had taken a day trip to York. By contrast, York is much more beautiful. York had been the capital under the Vikings’ rule.

Once I was out of the train station of York, I was attracted by the red bricks of the buildings.

The minster is the landmark of York. It is the largest medieval cathedral in the U.K. and one of Europe’s most beautiful Gothic buildings.

The city walls enclose the city centre of York. You can walk onto the walls.