Oh my that music by Laurence is breathtaking. Poignant, nostalgic, bright, expectant. They say the voice is the second face--I see your real face through your music. From Wisconsin USA
Sometimes I wonder if the British understand the charm they posses as they captivate millions around the world. From the US, I can't help to have admiration for the British culture, history, and the people. Hope you guys enjoyed your time.
Kate Krantz we do under stand the charm and history of our country that why we go to great lengths preserve it , not just the cities but all the little towns and villages dotted all over the uk
I love York! It's where my ancestors came from (Gate Helmsly, and High Catton, Yorkshire, east of York, to be more specific). I visited in 1982 - so I'm long overdue for a visit! It's amazing, but via Facebook, I've reconnected with family living in and around York! We're only five or six generations apart. My 5x-great grandfather's brothers & sisters stayed in England, while my branch of the family left for a new life near Jacksonville, Illinois, in 1825. York is just as beautiful and charming as I remember it! I was very impressed by the immensity, the ornateness of the architecture of York Minster. My favorite view was walking the city wall, built in Roman times, looking off towards York Minster. It's just gorgeous! Thank you for the tour - the Shambles, and all! Doing the DNA test -one big surprise was the 25% Scandinavian that showed up, when we have had no one from there -other than the Yorkshire mix. Who knows?
We have a Scandinavian mix in our family via the Vikings who settled York and Scunthorpe, and the other towns and cities throughout the north/north east England and Scotland.
This was lovely, I thoroughly enjoyed sharing a small view of York! I also share your fear of heights so was a little nervous on Clifford’s Tower 😬. Also, thank you for the beautiful music, so soothing and easy to listen to. I’m hoping there are more videos coming up of your trip to the UK!
Awwww. A lot of love went into this video. Beautiful shots in every scene, well-edited to tell your story, and the music was perfect. (Didn't know you were a composer, Laurence. Well done.) Funny thing is, I felt I could taste that tea, Tarah. I could smell -- everything! They say that smells are very closely related to memories, and the smell of this video was just so -- so rich? and homey to me. Gosh. Guess I have to go back to the UK now. All your fault, you two. You've made me feel nostalgic.
Thank you,Laurence and Tarah. I am aching to return. I never did go inside Clifford's Tower so that was nice to see. Lovely you got to sample tea. How nice to meet up. Your music composition went very well with the narration. Lovely.
A really good flavour of York there! It can be a bit touristy and twee, with the usual tourist shops selling genuine Made In China items, but its history, culture and charisma just shine through. At the moment, next to Clifford's Tower is a full size replica of Shakespeare's Globe theatre, which is putting on various Shakespeare plays throughout the summer.
I'm very fond of York. On my last visit to the UK, a friend let me stay in his guest room there, and showed me around the city. We climbed the Minster, saw one or two other churches, walked along the Roman wall, and explored the many walkways separate from the routes for traffic. They have there own generic name -- what was it? oh right, "snickelways" -- and each have their own name posted. I recall Dame Judi Dench Walk. What a great experience.
I LOVE the architecture!!! I enjoy beautiful architecture of most any culture, and it doesn't have to be particularly old or fancy for me to admire it's beauty. For example when I saw the Navajo pueblos of New Mexico, I was blown away by their practical and simplistic design. But here in York, the spires, and artistically designed widows and intricate brickwork is just amazing!!!
I was in York in the early 90s. One of my FAVORITE cities. I went to almost every place you filmed. BUT one of my fav places was a Viking Museum, don't remember its name, that showed how it was to live in a Viking village, including the SMELLS.
Jorvik Viking Centre. We went there too but didn't get enough footage to make a full video. If you become a Patron though, Laurence is planning on releasing our footage of that visit too. :)
On the memories this brings back! My husband worked there for several years and when I went to visit him the first time (2007), he took me there. We toured the Minster and climbed to the top, rambled down the Shambles and had lunch at a pub. It was the first time I had 'Toad in the Hole'. Yum!!! I bought a White Rose pin and one with the Union Jack and American flags. Hit up a wool shop at the end right before closing. When we visited in 2015 as a married couple, we only had the morning and spent it on the Shambles buying hubby some flags. He flew his Yorkshire White Rose flag on the first for Yorkshire Day. He also bought a pin from one of the market stalls that says "'ow much?" . I would visit every year of I could. I still need to go see Clifford's Tower. :) Glad you guys had a great visit. My hubby and I love York. When we were in the Minster, hubby was able to name all the Kings along that wall. I was suitably impressed.
Loved the video. It brought back memories for me. I last visited York 20+ years ago when I was a university student visiting from the USA. Thanks for the video.
Nearby Shambles, just off a street called 'The Pavement' is what's thought to be the shortest street in York: "Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate" which translates to: "Neither one thing nor the other Street".
Very beautiful place, music and video... glad you tackled your fear but not your friends. Good to see Tarah with braids in her hair.... very excited for her channel. York is gorgous, thanks for sharing....
Your music, the editing and the majestic views of this quaint little part of England were simply wonderful, Laurence. It is my only way of "seeing" this beautiful part of the world. 😭 There's no one who shares my love for the UK (England and Scotland, in particular), that I can go on a trip with. For now, this will have to do...so thank you for both your and Tarah's efforts in bringing a slice of England to us. xx
After a drunken pub crawl in York back in 1989, a number of work colleagues and I attempted to race up Clifford's Tower mound without using the stairs, resulting in each and everyone of us rolling violently earthward. None of us suffered more than a few bruises, but I got into deep trouble because I lost my pager in the process, (remember pagers?) Each and every time since then when visiting York, if I happen to be walking past Clifford's Tower, I feel compelled to scan the grass on the mound to check if it's still there, 'just in case' nobody ever found it. (My wife insists that, if I still knew the number, I'd be paging it and listening for its signal - but I wouldn't: I reckon the batteries would have run flat by now!)
Just seeing this video in 2020 and got real excited, because I've been to that restaurant back in the early 2000s... when I lived abroad! I enjoyed eating the cuisine there and visiting York!
You have some truly lovely photography in this one, and I particularly appreciate your zooming in on small details. And the music softly in the background. But I must say, it all pierced my homesick heart too much. It's been long since I jostled with tourists down through the Shambles. Your little film carried me back there again. Thank you
I just loved this episode! Great music! This is definitely on my list of places to visit. Thanks for such an enjoyable program. As always, take care and Happy Travels!
Ditto for me. If I get the money to go, York and Sheffield are definitely two places I will visit. Yorkshire looks SO pretty! Yorkshire accents are the best in England.
I'd love to go to York having seen the Vikings series. I did spend a month in, actually just England. I was in the USAF and our plane broke down at RAF Upper Heyford base. We were stuck doing nothing so we did the tourism thing. London was first on our list plus we saw several castles around London. We saw probably 90% of the sites in London. Enjoyed the castles a lot. Then we trekked out to Stonehenge. After that we went up to Stafford-on- Avon to see old William's House. I'd love to go back because there are so many more places I'd love to see.
You made such a beautiful video of a very beautiful city. I was having a terrible day and I just now saw the video and I'm so glad I did. Thanks for bring me some joy today.
York is my favorite city (besides Canterbury, ‘cause I lived there for 2 yrs on a teaching exchange)! I always make it a point to spend at least a day or two there when I visit the UK😊. Love your videos!!
Having viewed more than my share of your vids (podcasts), I have to say I wouldn't hesitate to someday take a trip to York. Everything about it seemed so fascinating, so Old England both the cathedral (architecture) and early English promenade which looked like it has some truly remarkable shops, even the one Tarah found "underwhelming" but especially caught my eye at least to just browse in the Shambles area. Thanks for all that.
I came here poised to make some joke about how this city might compare to the York near me (PA), but then I saw this video. I really enjoyed it, Laurence. The amount of hard work that went into making it, your lovely composition, and shots (both video and still) of this beautiful little city was really evident. What a charming little glimpse of small town England. Thank you for sharing it with us. ❤️
I remember my 13-year-old self racing up the stairs then up to the top of the tower with my brother and sister. My sister just got back from a few days stay in York with her family. I think it's time for me to hop on to a train and take another visit soon.
One of my favourite cities and I've been all over the world, well, half of it. I like to go there once a year, at least. as I live just a 25 min bus ride and then a 20 min train ride away.
Absolutely love York me and my wife go there every 3 or 4 months for a day and night out getting hotel sometimes stay at Guy Fawkes or deanscourt is very good opposite the Minster
Very nice. I'll put York on the itinerary. The annual biker rally is happening in Sturgis, SD. Shall we be looking for the Browns in Sturgis in an upcoming episode of Finding America?
BEAUTIFUL! And charming! Tbh I was expecting a slow pan around with the video camera of the view from the top of Clifford's Tower. Though, if you are really are very scared of heights, it might not have been top of your mind at the time, so I understand.
My favorite part of the video was "The Minster." Beautiful footage and of course, the Finding Britain piano theme was featured. Yay! I haven't been a long time viewer and I watch your past videos as suggested in my feed. Even though I don't know you, I feel that if there was a theme song to sum up your personality, this piano theme would be it. Well done as always Laurence!🎶🎹🎵
Thank you for this lovely video. It definitely makes you want to travel to York! I loved the music, very upbeat perfectly suited for the video!! Have a great weekend!
We went the UK in 2002. We stopped through York on the train but didn’t get to look around. I really want to go back! Hey! I eat Bonnie Maman! My grocery store sells it!
My mom me were in York September 1981. We stayed in a b&b. The York minister started practicing the bells in the dark. Also experienced a man grabbing a lady’s hand bag. We watched as he ran away like a bat out of hell. His stride was huge. I still have that mental image. It was cartoonish.
Here is another fact that will interest you. The NHL was basically started by an Englishman by the name of Lord Stanley of Preston the namesake of Lord Stanleys Cup.
I’m utterly charmed by this slice of England!😍
Brought back memories of when I was in Yorkshire. Loved it so much; felt instantly at home.
Maybe I lived there in another life.🇬🇧❤
👏🏻Bravo to you for tackling that tower in spite of your fear! That is bravery!
York is lovely. The Minster is gorgeous. Your music set everything off perfectly. Thank you.
York was one of my favorite cities when I went to England and toured it
Max Mitchell Same
Love your music! You are so talented.
Oh my that music by Laurence is breathtaking. Poignant, nostalgic, bright, expectant. They say the voice is the second face--I see your real face through your music. From Wisconsin USA
Sometimes I wonder if the British understand the charm they posses as they captivate millions around the world. From the US, I can't help to have admiration for the British culture, history, and the people. Hope you guys enjoyed your time.
Kate Krantz we do under stand the charm and history of our country that why we go to great lengths preserve it , not just the cities but all the little towns and villages dotted all over the uk
I'm glad to hear that Terry, I hope your traditions and culture gets passed down to future generations!
I love York! It's where my ancestors came from (Gate Helmsly, and High Catton, Yorkshire, east of York, to be more specific). I visited in 1982 - so I'm long overdue for a visit! It's amazing, but via Facebook, I've reconnected with family living in and around York! We're only five or six generations apart. My 5x-great grandfather's brothers & sisters stayed in England, while my branch of the family left for a new life near Jacksonville, Illinois, in 1825.
York is just as beautiful and charming as I remember it! I was very impressed by the immensity, the ornateness of the architecture of York Minster. My favorite view was walking the city wall, built in Roman times, looking off towards York Minster. It's just gorgeous! Thank you for the tour - the Shambles, and all! Doing the DNA test -one big surprise was the 25% Scandinavian that showed up, when we have had no one from there -other than the Yorkshire mix. Who knows?
We have a Scandinavian mix in our family via the Vikings who settled York and Scunthorpe, and the other towns and cities throughout the north/north east England and Scotland.
A happier lad, I've never seen!! Having a meal with dear friends, made his heart glad!!!
Your face and demeanour, priceless!!! 😊
Lovely video!!! 💙💙
This was lovely, I thoroughly enjoyed sharing a small view of York! I also share your fear of heights so was a little nervous on Clifford’s Tower 😬. Also, thank you for the beautiful music, so soothing and easy to listen to. I’m hoping there are more videos coming up of your trip to the UK!
Awwww. A lot of love went into this video. Beautiful shots in every scene, well-edited to tell your story, and the music was perfect. (Didn't know you were a composer, Laurence. Well done.) Funny thing is, I felt I could taste that tea, Tarah. I could smell -- everything! They say that smells are very closely related to memories, and the smell of this video was just so -- so rich? and homey to me. Gosh. Guess I have to go back to the UK now. All your fault, you two. You've made me feel nostalgic.
I'm glad my descriptions were so evocative!
@@OldFashionedAF "Old Castle Tower." There's no other smell like it.... lol
Thank you,Laurence and Tarah. I am aching to return. I never did go inside Clifford's Tower so that was nice to see. Lovely you got to sample tea. How nice to meet up. Your music composition went very well with the narration. Lovely.
I was very impressed with the loveliness of York! The music was perfect! Thank you for making this inspiring video.😘
A really good flavour of York there! It can be a bit touristy and twee, with the usual tourist shops selling genuine Made In China items, but its history, culture and charisma just shine through. At the moment, next to Clifford's Tower is a full size replica of Shakespeare's Globe theatre, which is putting on various Shakespeare plays throughout the summer.
Gorgeous! And the music you composed was absolutely lovely!!! Thanks.
I'm very fond of York. On my last visit to the UK, a friend let me stay in his guest room there, and showed me around the city. We climbed the Minster, saw one or two other churches, walked along the Roman wall, and explored the many walkways separate from the routes for traffic. They have there own generic name -- what was it? oh right, "snickelways" -- and each have their own name posted. I recall Dame Judi Dench Walk. What a great experience.
I would like to say thank you. Thank you for sharing these personal, touching, and happy memories with us.
I LOVE the architecture!!! I enjoy beautiful architecture of most any culture, and it doesn't have to be particularly old or fancy for me to admire it's beauty. For example when I saw the Navajo pueblos of New Mexico, I was blown away by their practical and simplistic design. But here in York, the spires, and artistically designed widows and intricate brickwork is just amazing!!!
How beautiful this part of the UK is. Thanks for sharing.
I was in York in the early 90s. One of my FAVORITE cities. I went to almost every place you filmed. BUT one of my fav places was a Viking Museum, don't remember its name, that showed how it was to live in a Viking village, including the SMELLS.
Jorvik Viking Centre. We went there too but didn't get enough footage to make a full video. If you become a Patron though, Laurence is planning on releasing our footage of that visit too. :)
On the memories this brings back! My husband worked there for several years and when I went to visit him the first time (2007), he took me there. We toured the Minster and climbed to the top, rambled down the Shambles and had lunch at a pub. It was the first time I had 'Toad in the Hole'. Yum!!! I bought a White Rose pin and one with the Union Jack and American flags. Hit up a wool shop at the end right before closing. When we visited in 2015 as a married couple, we only had the morning and spent it on the Shambles buying hubby some flags. He flew his Yorkshire White Rose flag on the first for Yorkshire Day. He also bought a pin from one of the market stalls that says "'ow much?" . I would visit every year of I could. I still need to go see Clifford's Tower. :) Glad you guys had a great visit. My hubby and I love York. When we were in the Minster, hubby was able to name all the Kings along that wall. I was suitably impressed.
We went to York in July. It felt so much like home. My daughter hopes to attend university there. It was beautiful, as was your music. Well done, sir.
That was beautiful and really cool! The music was very nice and appropo.
Loved the video. It brought back memories for me. I last visited York 20+ years ago when I was a university student visiting from the USA. Thanks for the video.
I was there 20 years ago. Beautiful!
Love this!!!! Just spent a week and a half in London and now I’m in Edinburg for a few days before I return to California! Loving the UK!
Nearby Shambles, just off a street called 'The Pavement' is what's thought to be the shortest street in York: "Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate" which translates to: "Neither one thing nor the other Street".
Very nice Laurence. The music was a great addition to the wonderful images.
Very beautiful place, music and video... glad you tackled your fear but not your friends. Good to see Tarah with braids in her hair.... very excited for her channel. York is gorgous, thanks for sharing....
I love the music. Sometimes, it has a real nostalgic sound to it. Nicely done!
Beautiful scenes and fantastic music - very nostalgic and poignant feeling.
Your music, the editing and the majestic views of this quaint little part of England were simply wonderful, Laurence. It is my only way of "seeing" this beautiful part of the world. 😭 There's no one who shares my love for the UK (England and Scotland, in particular), that I can go on a trip with. For now, this will have to do...so thank you for both your and Tarah's efforts in bringing a slice of England to us. xx
Thanks for telling us the height of the building in feet instead of meters. Glad to see you are slowly being converted...
Really like your music a lot Laurence! A lot!
After a drunken pub crawl in York back in 1989, a number of work colleagues and I attempted to race up Clifford's Tower mound without using the stairs, resulting in each and everyone of us rolling violently earthward. None of us suffered more than a few bruises, but I got into deep trouble because I lost my pager in the process, (remember pagers?)
Each and every time since then when visiting York, if I happen to be walking past Clifford's Tower, I feel compelled to scan the grass on the mound to check if it's still there, 'just in case' nobody ever found it.
(My wife insists that, if I still knew the number, I'd be paging it and listening for its signal - but I wouldn't: I reckon the batteries would have run flat by now!)
Last piece of music around Clifford Tower. Slight hint of The Beatles for some reason. Beautiful area , York. Haven't been for 7 or 8 tears myself
Nice to see your awe & appreciation on this area is still intact!! What fun to revisit your part of the world!!
I don’t know how you could leave the UK. I absolutely love it there.
No I didn’t leave. I spent a month there and fell in love. I know there’s no perfect place, but I loved the history there.
I live in the United Kingdom and I have travelled a lot, but there no where like my country, that I want to ever live
Do you want to do a life swap?
I was wondering when we were going to get a glimpse of York. It looks like you got a bit choked up. I think the old place missed you too.
I remember that place. I was in York two years ago, and absolutely loved it there!
Beautiful. I could live there. Thank you.
Just seeing this video in 2020 and got real excited, because I've been to that restaurant back in the early 2000s... when I lived abroad! I enjoyed eating the cuisine there and visiting York!
Love this episode watching again. Like the music immensely
Beautiful city full of history❤ you look emotional.
You have some truly lovely photography in this one, and I particularly appreciate your zooming in on small details. And the music softly in the background. But I must say, it all pierced my homesick heart too much. It's been long since I jostled with tourists down through the Shambles. Your little film carried me back there again. Thank you
Well done for climbing the tower despite your fear of heights. A nice cup of tea was definitely in order.
music added a nice feeling. Cheers
I just loved this episode! Great music! This is definitely on my list of places to visit. Thanks for such an enjoyable program. As always, take care and Happy Travels!
This was wonderful and lovely, hopefully one day I will be able to afford to go there. Thank you for sharing this video.
Ditto for me. If I get the money to go, York and Sheffield are definitely two places I will visit. Yorkshire looks SO pretty! Yorkshire accents are the best in England.
Indeed old and keept it's charm. York is very beautiful. I'm glad both of you enjoyed your day and met with friends.
I love Lost in the Pond videos!
Love York. Visited in 2001. This brought back great memories. Thank you.
I'd love to go to York having seen the Vikings series. I did spend a month in, actually just England. I was in the USAF and our plane broke down at RAF Upper Heyford base. We were stuck doing nothing so we did the tourism thing. London was first on our list plus we saw several castles around London. We saw probably 90% of the sites in London. Enjoyed the castles a lot. Then we trekked out to Stonehenge. After that we went up to Stafford-on- Avon to see old William's House. I'd love to go back because there are so many more places I'd love to see.
You made such a beautiful video of a very beautiful city. I was having a terrible day and I just now saw the video and I'm so glad I did. Thanks for bring me some joy today.
York is my favorite city (besides Canterbury, ‘cause I lived there for 2 yrs on a teaching exchange)! I always make it a point to spend at least a day or two there when I visit the UK😊. Love your videos!!
Visited the city last October for two full days! A great place!
Laurence, thank you for sharing your experiences here in the USA.
Well done Laurence and thanks for sharing with us!
Having viewed more than my share of your vids (podcasts), I have to say I wouldn't hesitate to someday take a trip to York. Everything about it seemed so fascinating, so Old England both the cathedral (architecture) and early English promenade which looked like it has some truly remarkable shops, even the one Tarah found "underwhelming" but especially caught my eye at least to just browse in the Shambles area. Thanks for all that.
I came here poised to make some joke about how this city might compare to the York near me (PA), but then I saw this video. I really enjoyed it, Laurence. The amount of hard work that went into making it, your lovely composition, and shots (both video and still) of this beautiful little city was really evident. What a charming little glimpse of small town England. Thank you for sharing it with us. ❤️
Very much enjoyed "Clifford's Tower Theme" and the city through your eyes. 🎶
Brilliant music and video, Laurence!
Very nice What a beautiful place with so much history The music you composed is lovely too☺
I remember my 13-year-old self racing up the stairs then up to the top of the tower with my brother and sister.
My sister just got back from a few days stay in York with her family.
I think it's time for me to hop on to a train and take another visit soon.
One of my favourite cities and I've been all over the world, well, half of it. I like to go there once a year, at least. as I live just a 25 min bus ride and then a 20 min train ride away.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful and charming city.
Great music! 🎶
I love York! If I could live in any city in UK it would be York and Id be quite content.
Absolutely love York me and my wife go there every 3 or 4 months for a day and night out getting hotel sometimes stay at Guy Fawkes or deanscourt is very good opposite the Minster
Very nice. I'll put York on the itinerary. The annual biker rally is happening in Sturgis, SD. Shall we be looking for the Browns in Sturgis in an upcoming episode of Finding America?
BEAUTIFUL! And charming! Tbh I was expecting a slow pan around with the video camera of the view from the top of Clifford's Tower. Though, if you are really are very scared of heights, it might not have been top of your mind at the time, so I understand.
I can see why York is your favorite city! Next time I’m in England I will definitely visit.
Went to York several years ago. Loved the history. It was so nice revisiting York through your eyes. Thank you. Bonnie from Chicago
Just LOVE this video of your visit to York (AND love the two of you)💕! Thanks for sharing.... you're ever-beautiful & funny😁.
Excellent video. I'm going there someday!!!! (Love the music!)
Awesome - thanks for taking me along!
My favorite part of the video was "The Minster." Beautiful footage and of course, the Finding Britain piano theme was featured. Yay! I haven't been a long time viewer and I watch your past videos as suggested in my feed. Even though I don't know you, I feel that if there was a theme song to sum up your personality, this piano theme would be it. Well done as always Laurence!🎶🎹🎵
The Minster took some 250 years to build
Really enjoyed the music also!
The music was lovely.
Love Tarah!
BEAUTIFUL & GREAT HUGS
Love the little jam jars.
I miss York and the Shambles. Wish I could have spent more time on the short visit we had there.
Me too. Wish you stayed
Beautiful, interesting & old!
Thank you for this lovely video. It definitely makes you want to travel to York! I loved the music, very upbeat perfectly suited for the video!! Have a great weekend!
Very nice! And brave of you to climb that tower! I enjoyed your soundtrack as well.
Very nice video! I will be in York for the first time in November. I can’t wait to walk these streets!
Yay, you went to Betty's!! I love York so much, I can't wait to go back! Love the video and music!
....but where do they make the peppermint patties? Seriously, though, York is lovely.
Lovely. Nice job Laurence.
💜🦄 very awesome that you went to the top of the tower in spite of your anxiety! xoxoxo from south Florida
We went the UK in 2002. We stopped through York on the train but didn’t get to look around. I really want to go back! Hey! I eat Bonnie Maman! My grocery store sells it!
I loved seeing the Shambles! So Harry Potter-esque. You probablly have a ton of streets like that over there in England though.
Sir Smartypants Ruel how sweet! We do actually!
I loved York.
My mom me were in York September 1981. We stayed in a b&b. The York minister started practicing the bells in the dark. Also experienced a man grabbing a lady’s hand bag. We watched as he ran away like a bat out of hell. His stride was huge. I still have that mental image. It was cartoonish.
Here is another fact that will interest you. The NHL was basically started by an Englishman by the name of Lord Stanley of Preston the namesake of Lord Stanleys Cup.
You are sounding g more Yorkshire by the minute. Love Betty's. Have 2 more to try northallerton & the tiny one in York. Your editing is very good.
Proper love my nearest city. I haven't been in over a year cos of lockdown etc. Maybe get there this summer.
I’ve been to England, but I haven’t been to York. York looks great! 😀👍