1. It seemed to take all morning for me to get ready to go out for a stroll around town with Emma. Eventually I got myself together and despite an outrageously sore back we wandered about, arm in arm, giggling and searching for birthday presents for Allan. We went to Chocolate Hotel on Coney Street. It is a chain of course but for a chocoholic it would be heaven. As we went in we were offered the most wonderful Turkish Delight I can remember eating. I'm not really that keen usually. I'm still recovering from a childhood of Fry's offering which was grim red stuff covered in indifferent chocolate. This stuff was very delicate. The store is filled with a pretty impressive selection of chocolate and Emma found the gift she was looking for with very little trouble.
2. Staying with the shopping theme, I like this website York 360 which is series of visitor pages with some reasonable recommendations and great panoramic photographs of the city. It's a beautifully produced site that is definitely worth consulting.
3. Emma made a fabulous sweet for after our supper this evening. Cranachan with fresh raspberries inspired by a recipe in Jason Atherton's book Maze. It is a traditional Scottish pudding which I first had somewhere near Stoor on the northwest coast of Scotland. Emma used what remained of some Baileys instead of malt whisky and it was a pretty good substitution.
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Thanks for the kind words about our York Guide above! We hope to add some new photo tours in 2009, any recommendations?
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