York-ers

TLDR; York is quaint, historic, picture pretty and laid-back. Wealth of stuff to see, clustered in a small area. Chocolate hub - home of KitKat. Spend at least 2 days.

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York was a brief weekend trip from London, to close off an eventful year.

Located about 200 miles north of London, it is one of the most tourist-ed cities in the UK.

The LNER train line got us there in a comfortable 2.5 hrs from Kings Cross.

The historic town center has remained structurally unchanged for thousands of years since it was laid out by the Vikings and the Romans before them. It's picture perfect. Even on a post Christmas bleak wintery day, the town was crowded and the shops bustling with activity.

Highlights:

A. The tour of the Chocolate museum. A well spent hour covering the history of chocolate and York's part in it. Did not realise till date that York is the home of KitKat. And Polo. And a lot of other chocolate brands that we take for granted.

B. The Shambles. The narrow streets may once have been used by butchers to sell their wares, but today they are bustling with Harry Potter trivia. A real world Diagon Alley with potions and wand shops. 

C. A walk along the walls of the city. A walk around the longest standing walls in the UK is a good perambulation around the historic areas. And great fun for the kids.