There are rather a lot of photo's here of the Quilt Show at Wetherby. I went a bit click crazy. Words are not needed, all you have to do is scroll through them. I have included some close ups, so you can see the perfect stitching. I think you will agree, they are pretty fantastic. These works of art should be in an Art Gallery.
You've seen the photo's, now you can see the movie.
What does one do when waking up in the car? The same as any other morning, have a pee and make a coffee. I can now make a coffee while horizontal still in bed.
Lean over and pull the supplies out from the boxes underneath the bed.
Ahhhh, that's better. I might get up in a minute.
The wrecker truck pulled into the car park at some point during the night. The headlights woke me up.
I lay for a while and thought about my plans for the day. Rather than go to the Quilt Show first, I decided to have a walk. It was such a nice morning. I sat outside the Town Hall watching the traders carrying their stock in to set up for the Arts and Craft Show. I will have a look at it when they are open.
I came across this strange looking object. What's it for? I asked a woman who was watering the hanging baskets. It's a repair station for cyclists if they have a problem with their bikes. There are various tools which one can use to get the bike mobile after a breakdown. She didn't seem to think it was a good idea. This is the second one they have installed. The first one was vandalised, people stole the tools.
Plenty of seating in a lovely garden on a sunny day.
A church close to the shops in the centre.
It had a banner on the wall. I saw several of these hung in other places. which prompted me to check out the web site. Have a look if you are interested.
Off I went on a walkabout out of town. I wanted to check out the location of the Racecourse on foot, before I drove there. I found a tarmac path which was very popular with dog walkers. I was in a cheerful mood so anyone who I came across was a target for me to start a conversation. I dropped lucky and found a really nice man to talk to. I was intrigued by his accent. He has spent time in the USA and Germany, and was shortly to move back to Germany because his work has dried up here. We had a lot to talk about.
It was getting on for lunchtime so I thought I had better get myself to the Racecourse. Two to three hours at the Quilt Exhibition was enough time to see everything. When I got there I walked around the building first. I always like to explore the area around a venue first before I go inside.
It was a glorious day outside, I was reluctant to go inside. Some visitors but not too busy. It was probably a good idea to go later rather than early.
Tomorrows blog post will be all about the amazing quilts I saw. A video and some photographs. Come back if you are interested.
After sitting in a deck chair and gazing at the walls around me for 30 minutes, (see previous post) it was time to move on. I could have sat there for longer, but I wanted to see a bit of York before I moved on to Wetherby. There is more to see of the Van Gogh exhibition, so I walked around the other galleries with the Cannon vlogging camera. Yoootooob tell me there are copyright issues with this video but it's ok to use it as permission has been granted.
I didn't wander too far from the centre of York. I have seen a lot of it before, and I didn't want to be getting back to the car late. Here are a few piccies I took. Cliffords Tower is a popular place to visit. You can climb to the top for £8.50. I decided not to.
I can't find out what this building is. It's very close to the Tower.
And then I moved on to The Minster. A magnificent building. It is £18.50 to go in the Minster. I decided not to.
Half of it is covered in scaffolding.
This is The Treasurers House, close to the Minster.
This is St Williams College. It was originally built to provide accommodation for priests. You can find out more about it here.
I walked around part of the city walls. Some great views. A bit too cold to sit out in the garden today.
I wanted to go in the art gallery, but I was too late. It had just closed at 4pm. So I got the bus back to the car park. While I was there I had enough time to look around the massive shopping centre. They call it a Designer Outlet Village. It is full of posh shops. Not my thing at all. It must be popular though because I only saw one empty shop.
Time to move on to Wetherby. I had an idea of where I might park up for the night, I have walked in that area before. I went to the Racecourse, hoping to park there so I would be ready for the Quilt Show the next day. It was locked up so I had a look at a car park I knew about. There is a free park at the Old Railway Station so that's where I went, and stayed there the night.
I'll post some pics from a walkabout in Wetherby, tomorrow.
I parked my car on the Park and Ride car park near York. There are several of these facilities dotted around the outskirts of the city. It is free to park, and if you are a pensioner like me, you can use your bus pass for a free ride into the centre. It is very convenient. The buses run about every 20 minutes or so, and the last one back is 11pm. Unfortunately no overnight parking is allowed. If you use Park and Ride anywhere else check what is allowed on their web sites.
So what did I do when I got off the bus in the city. There is an exhibition I want to see, all about Vincent Van Gogh. It is advertised as The Immersive Experience. It is at St Mary's Church, near the Coppergate Shopping Centre. First I made my way there because I didn't want to miss it.
The exhibition is in two parts. Inside there are rows of deckchairs set out, with cushioned seats all around the wall. The idea of deck chairs is that you can relax while watching the film show which is projected around all the walls. Like being in a wrap around cinema. There is sombre music, and a narrative to set the scenes. The film is on a 30 minute loop so you can stay in there as long as you like.
Here is another web site to check out. I didn't film it because I wasn't sure if there might be copyright issues with the music. I have looked for videos on yoootooob and found quite a lot. The exhibition has been touring for quite a number of years. I was impressed with the show at York, but now I have seen videos of it in other locations, the York church doesn't have the same impact. Check out this one at Toronto.
Take a look inside his bedroom.
A few still shots.
The second part of the exhibition is a walk through, so I did record that, which I will put on the next post.
It's been a nice day today, Sunday, jobs to do in the garden. Now I must take a dog out, he will be waiting for me.
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