For the first weekend our students were here, the International Office had organized a trip to Whitby. We’re reading both Bede’s Ecclesiastical History and Bram Stoker’s Dracula in class, so there’s plenty of reason to visit this charming harbour town. The ride there over the North York Moors was almost as spectacular as the town itself. After our visit to the abbey ruins, we descended the famous 199 steps (Kees counted 197, and Thomas 205), and we enjoyed a very cold and windy walk on the pier. Later on, we visited the ship "Grand Turk" which was moored in Whitby harbour. Despite appearances, it was built only eleven years ago, as a prop for the series "Hornblower". Good for some hands-on history. More pictures can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2010157&l=dcefd&id=1564647650
On board the "Grand Turk", we came across this puzzling notice:
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