1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:13,253 Speaker 1: from news Talks at be how Travel. 3 00:00:13,293 --> 00:00:15,653 Speaker 2: Correspondent is Mike Yardley. He's here this morning. 4 00:00:15,653 --> 00:00:19,053 Speaker 3: Hey Mike, Good morning Jack from the Rouchi Do or 5 00:00:19,253 --> 00:00:22,693 Speaker 3: future home of the Athletes village of the twenty thirty 6 00:00:22,733 --> 00:00:23,373 Speaker 3: two Olympics. 7 00:00:23,493 --> 00:00:25,613 Speaker 2: Yeah, how good? Is it a nice morning? 8 00:00:25,653 --> 00:00:29,573 Speaker 3: They're nice and warm, quite nice here hitting from about 9 00:00:29,573 --> 00:00:33,093 Speaker 3: twenty two. Stiflingly hot, but very pleasant. 10 00:00:33,253 --> 00:00:36,333 Speaker 2: Yes, it's very nice. We break very nippy here, so 11 00:00:36,573 --> 00:00:39,053 Speaker 2: you know, I take that. I think Zach sounds pretty 12 00:00:39,093 --> 00:00:42,213 Speaker 2: pretty damn good. I mean, I know that they're very organized, 13 00:00:42,253 --> 00:00:44,453 Speaker 2: but like there, do you get a sense that they 14 00:00:44,453 --> 00:00:46,413 Speaker 2: still have I mean, obviously still a bit of work 15 00:00:46,453 --> 00:00:48,093 Speaker 2: to do, but like are they you know, do you 16 00:00:48,133 --> 00:00:50,893 Speaker 2: get a scen Does it feel like it's gonna like 17 00:00:51,093 --> 00:00:53,013 Speaker 2: it's an Olympic village where you are? You know? 18 00:00:53,533 --> 00:00:56,173 Speaker 3: No, they need to build it. But I think there's 19 00:00:56,213 --> 00:00:59,653 Speaker 3: a lot of buying and support for the idea of 20 00:00:59,653 --> 00:01:02,333 Speaker 3: having the village in Maroochi. Also, it's about nineteen minutes 21 00:01:02,413 --> 00:01:05,933 Speaker 3: north of Brisbane, which is interesting, but something interesting over 22 00:01:06,053 --> 00:01:11,253 Speaker 3: night the rolling course was destined for the Fitzroy River 23 00:01:11,453 --> 00:01:15,853 Speaker 3: even further north. From Marouchi. But now a huge spanner 24 00:01:15,893 --> 00:01:19,093 Speaker 3: has been thrown on the works because apparently there's been 25 00:01:19,133 --> 00:01:22,573 Speaker 3: a booming population of crocodiles. 26 00:01:22,573 --> 00:01:22,893 Speaker 1: Troy. 27 00:01:23,693 --> 00:01:25,573 Speaker 3: Just imagine that for the Olympic Games. 28 00:01:26,813 --> 00:01:29,013 Speaker 2: It would be extra I mean there's sort of enough 29 00:01:29,053 --> 00:01:30,773 Speaker 2: jeopardy as it is when it comes to a gold 30 00:01:30,853 --> 00:01:32,693 Speaker 2: medal race, but my goodness had to take them to 31 00:01:32,733 --> 00:01:37,333 Speaker 2: the next little, isn't it. Yeah, that's amazing. Okay. So anyway, 32 00:01:37,373 --> 00:01:42,333 Speaker 2: we're focusing on a destination slightly further afield this morning. 33 00:01:42,933 --> 00:01:46,013 Speaker 2: You're sharing with us your favorite science and stories in York, 34 00:01:46,333 --> 00:01:50,333 Speaker 2: which is where our producer Libya is from. It is 35 00:01:50,373 --> 00:01:53,213 Speaker 2: also where my family's from. Once upon a time, the 36 00:01:53,253 --> 00:01:57,293 Speaker 2: Thames have there's some strand of the Tame family from Yorkshire. 37 00:01:57,293 --> 00:01:59,813 Speaker 2: So the year ago. And it's a walled city, right. 38 00:02:00,933 --> 00:02:03,573 Speaker 3: It is, Jack and walk these walls because they are 39 00:02:03,653 --> 00:02:07,653 Speaker 3: such a sublime piece of history that the Romans first belt. 40 00:02:07,973 --> 00:02:11,973 Speaker 3: I love walled cities because they always seem to encase 41 00:02:12,013 --> 00:02:15,213 Speaker 3: a city that is compact, you know, it's defined, it's 42 00:02:15,733 --> 00:02:19,933 Speaker 3: cobbled and cohesive. And York's walls are also a monument 43 00:02:19,973 --> 00:02:24,453 Speaker 3: to Constantine the Great, perhaps the city's most famous past resident. 44 00:02:24,853 --> 00:02:27,853 Speaker 3: It was really interesting. He commissioned these wars and actually 45 00:02:27,893 --> 00:02:31,933 Speaker 3: became Emperor of Rome while he was in York. So 46 00:02:32,373 --> 00:02:34,653 Speaker 3: I think a lot of the locals consider him a 47 00:02:34,773 --> 00:02:36,893 Speaker 3: local even though he was head of the Roman Empire. 48 00:02:37,013 --> 00:02:39,373 Speaker 2: Yeah, oh that's amazing. So who are some of the 49 00:02:39,613 --> 00:02:43,173 Speaker 2: other kind of major historical figures who are intimately connected with. 50 00:02:43,253 --> 00:02:48,293 Speaker 3: York well, aside from the Tamfano and being the birthplace 51 00:02:48,293 --> 00:02:52,813 Speaker 3: of producer Libby, two very bad buggers. Dick Turpin, the 52 00:02:52,893 --> 00:02:56,653 Speaker 3: notorious highway robber. He's buried in York. In fact, he 53 00:02:56,853 --> 00:03:00,733 Speaker 3: jumped off the gallows platform and killed himself before they 54 00:03:00,773 --> 00:03:01,413 Speaker 3: could hang him. 55 00:03:02,133 --> 00:03:02,973 Speaker 1: Just imagine that. 56 00:03:03,973 --> 00:03:06,653 Speaker 3: My grandparents Jack, They once told me that one of 57 00:03:06,693 --> 00:03:10,653 Speaker 3: Turpin's sidekicks is in our family tree, which may explain 58 00:03:10,773 --> 00:03:14,653 Speaker 3: quite a lot. And then there's Guy Fawkes who was 59 00:03:14,693 --> 00:03:18,653 Speaker 3: born just behind York Minster and one of the best 60 00:03:18,653 --> 00:03:22,133 Speaker 3: old boozes in York is the Guy Fawkes. And I 61 00:03:22,253 --> 00:03:26,493 Speaker 3: love this place. It's got marvelously wonky wooden floors. You 62 00:03:26,573 --> 00:03:30,253 Speaker 3: get a history lesson on Yorkshire's notorious plotter, and he 63 00:03:30,373 --> 00:03:33,613 Speaker 3: was actually a regular there before. Of course they named 64 00:03:33,613 --> 00:03:34,253 Speaker 3: it after him. 65 00:03:34,533 --> 00:03:36,973 Speaker 2: Yeah, oh amazing. So how many years did it take 66 00:03:36,973 --> 00:03:38,493 Speaker 2: to build Yorkminster. 67 00:03:39,133 --> 00:03:41,773 Speaker 3: Two hundred and fifty years, So with a bit of Patients, 68 00:03:41,893 --> 00:03:44,933 Speaker 3: christ Church Cathedral might indeed be finished one day. You know, 69 00:03:45,253 --> 00:03:51,173 Speaker 3: Patients is a virgin, But York Munster it is such 70 00:03:51,213 --> 00:03:55,693 Speaker 3: a honey hued colossus, towering above the tangle of all 71 00:03:55,733 --> 00:03:59,733 Speaker 3: of those slinky old streets, and it's emblazoned with over 72 00:03:59,773 --> 00:04:02,293 Speaker 3: one hundred stained glass windows. And then there's all the 73 00:04:02,813 --> 00:04:09,253 Speaker 3: little curious, amusing touches like the nose picking gargoyles, which 74 00:04:09,333 --> 00:04:12,413 Speaker 3: the kids absolutely love. The other great symbol of York, 75 00:04:12,453 --> 00:04:17,213 Speaker 3: by the way, is the Shambles are perfectly imperfect medieval 76 00:04:17,253 --> 00:04:19,853 Speaker 3: street that used to be home to York's potches. And 77 00:04:19,893 --> 00:04:22,213 Speaker 3: I was in fagut that the shadiness of the street 78 00:04:22,693 --> 00:04:27,013 Speaker 3: was actually deliberately designed so that the shelves of meat, 79 00:04:27,133 --> 00:04:28,133 Speaker 3: you know, were protected. 80 00:04:28,333 --> 00:04:30,573 Speaker 2: Ah right, yeah, that makes sense. So what are some 81 00:04:30,653 --> 00:04:33,133 Speaker 2: of the kind of key experiences in the Shambles. 82 00:04:33,973 --> 00:04:36,413 Speaker 3: Well, I just love the spectacle of it, because all 83 00:04:36,493 --> 00:04:39,373 Speaker 3: of those half timbered, crooked buildings, they seem to teeter 84 00:04:39,853 --> 00:04:43,493 Speaker 3: at the most implausible angles. You expect the whole thing 85 00:04:43,573 --> 00:04:46,573 Speaker 3: just to implode you know, it's just so extreme the 86 00:04:46,613 --> 00:04:49,973 Speaker 3: angles of those buildings. But obviously the street and its 87 00:04:50,013 --> 00:04:54,173 Speaker 3: history gives rise to some very pricey real estate. So 88 00:04:54,213 --> 00:04:57,533 Speaker 3: the Ariswagger shops in the street, but they do tend 89 00:04:57,533 --> 00:05:00,013 Speaker 3: to be boutiqui an artisan. So you can go to 90 00:05:00,053 --> 00:05:05,213 Speaker 3: places like Monk Bar, Chocolate Tears, Shambles Kitchin for very 91 00:05:05,213 --> 00:05:08,293 Speaker 3: poshnosh Jack if you happen to be shopping for a 92 00:05:08,333 --> 00:05:13,093 Speaker 3: wand you're in luck because the Shambles is home to 93 00:05:13,133 --> 00:05:17,373 Speaker 3: the shop that must not be named, which spells with 94 00:05:17,413 --> 00:05:20,693 Speaker 3: official Harry Potter paraphernalia. And I think the Shambles was 95 00:05:20,733 --> 00:05:25,373 Speaker 3: actually the inspiration for Diagon Valley in the Harry Potter ar. 96 00:05:25,613 --> 00:05:27,773 Speaker 2: That's fun. Oh that's cool yeh, because I suppose I 97 00:05:27,773 --> 00:05:30,053 Speaker 2: mean they say it not even that far from Edinburgh? Really, 98 00:05:30,093 --> 00:05:31,053 Speaker 2: are you quite far north? 99 00:05:31,253 --> 00:05:31,573 Speaker 1: Yes? 100 00:05:31,573 --> 00:05:33,653 Speaker 2: So you could just duck down the train. Yeah, so 101 00:05:34,293 --> 00:05:36,453 Speaker 2: you mentioned the fancy Nash. What would be your top 102 00:05:36,693 --> 00:05:38,053 Speaker 2: if you recommend it eats in York. 103 00:05:38,933 --> 00:05:41,293 Speaker 3: Well, it's interesting a lot of young professionals have been 104 00:05:41,333 --> 00:05:44,453 Speaker 3: flocking to York in recent years because house prices are 105 00:05:44,573 --> 00:05:49,013 Speaker 3: actually still decidedly cheaper than London. So that's given rise 106 00:05:49,093 --> 00:05:52,933 Speaker 3: to quite a new wave of very trendy eateries and bakeries. 107 00:05:52,973 --> 00:05:55,413 Speaker 3: To sort of shake things up, I went to a 108 00:05:55,413 --> 00:05:58,693 Speaker 3: place called the Shambles Sausage and Pie Company. Oh my goodness, 109 00:05:58,973 --> 00:06:01,613 Speaker 3: talk about gourmet. But you've got to be there before 110 00:06:01,613 --> 00:06:05,453 Speaker 3: midday to bag the best pies. Hexby bakehouse. 111 00:06:06,013 --> 00:06:06,293 Speaker 1: Man. 112 00:06:06,573 --> 00:06:09,453 Speaker 3: Go there for the slow cocked beef cheek and chili 113 00:06:09,613 --> 00:06:14,333 Speaker 3: jam sowdo sammis so good. Yeah, And if you want 114 00:06:14,373 --> 00:06:18,373 Speaker 3: to go old school, you cannot beat Betty's tea rooms 115 00:06:18,373 --> 00:06:22,493 Speaker 3: in cafe. It's the bomb. This is like your resolute 116 00:06:22,813 --> 00:06:26,373 Speaker 3: York landmark, and you will have to cure around the 117 00:06:26,413 --> 00:06:29,893 Speaker 3: clock to get a prime table. But the ambience, the food, 118 00:06:29,973 --> 00:06:32,973 Speaker 3: the cakes, the pastries, they are unbeatable. 119 00:06:33,293 --> 00:06:36,093 Speaker 2: How good did you uncover any quirky haunts? 120 00:06:37,213 --> 00:06:41,133 Speaker 3: Well? York is supposedly Europe's most haunted city. I was 121 00:06:41,173 --> 00:06:43,893 Speaker 3: talking to a local who was adamant that the Golden 122 00:06:43,933 --> 00:06:49,773 Speaker 3: Fleece Pub has fifteen resident ghosts. Oh wow, so there 123 00:06:49,813 --> 00:06:55,213 Speaker 3: are tours galore if haunted sightings as your bag. I 124 00:06:55,333 --> 00:06:58,853 Speaker 3: checked out a rather quirky trail called the cat Hunt. 125 00:06:59,373 --> 00:07:02,773 Speaker 3: And this all began over a century ago, Jack, when 126 00:07:02,813 --> 00:07:07,613 Speaker 3: a resident installed two black cat sculptures at apparently to 127 00:07:07,693 --> 00:07:11,853 Speaker 3: scare away the rats and the idea call on sort 128 00:07:11,853 --> 00:07:15,973 Speaker 3: of like scarecrows, I guess. So lots of locals sort 129 00:07:15,973 --> 00:07:18,933 Speaker 3: of pitched in and now there are all sorts of 130 00:07:18,973 --> 00:07:23,293 Speaker 3: black cat figures and sculptures. They even crown the roofline 131 00:07:23,493 --> 00:07:27,213 Speaker 3: of some buildings around York, so you can check them 132 00:07:27,253 --> 00:07:30,493 Speaker 3: all out on a dedicated trail, which culminates I have 133 00:07:30,573 --> 00:07:32,293 Speaker 3: to say at the cat Whiskers Cafe. 134 00:07:32,453 --> 00:07:36,053 Speaker 2: Oh yes, very good. And what about what about if 135 00:07:36,053 --> 00:07:38,053 Speaker 2: you into a bit of train spotting, we should train 136 00:07:38,093 --> 00:07:38,733 Speaker 2: spot as head. 137 00:07:39,653 --> 00:07:41,973 Speaker 3: Oh my goodness. If you are not a train spotter, 138 00:07:42,173 --> 00:07:45,173 Speaker 3: before you go to the Railway Museum, expect a very 139 00:07:45,253 --> 00:07:49,933 Speaker 3: quick conversion because this is the world's largest train museum. 140 00:07:50,013 --> 00:07:53,013 Speaker 3: It's got over one hundred locomotives. They've got everything. They've 141 00:07:53,013 --> 00:07:55,933 Speaker 3: got the Shinkansen, they've got the Flying Scotsmen, they've got 142 00:07:55,933 --> 00:07:59,253 Speaker 3: the world's fastest steam train, the Mallard. There are so 143 00:07:59,453 --> 00:08:03,853 Speaker 3: many amazing exhibits. It is kind of like a giant 144 00:08:04,013 --> 00:08:07,373 Speaker 3: train set made real. I found it white gob stopping 145 00:08:07,933 --> 00:08:11,413 Speaker 3: and it is absolutely a crowd favorite, not just with 146 00:08:11,533 --> 00:08:13,013 Speaker 3: the rain jacket Brigade. Jack. 147 00:08:13,253 --> 00:08:16,013 Speaker 2: Yeah, that sounds amazing. I would love to go. I'd 148 00:08:16,053 --> 00:08:17,773 Speaker 2: really love to go. I was last in your core, 149 00:08:18,413 --> 00:08:20,533 Speaker 2: probably a decade ago, but I was only there for 150 00:08:20,533 --> 00:08:23,213 Speaker 2: a few hours. It sounds like a great spot, I reckon. 151 00:08:23,813 --> 00:08:26,013 Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Mike. We will make sure all 152 00:08:26,013 --> 00:08:30,373 Speaker 2: of your sites, stories, and recommendations for visiting York are up. 153 00:08:30,413 --> 00:08:32,613 Speaker 2: On the News Talk, he'd be website. 154 00:08:32,333 --> 00:08:35,453 Speaker 1: For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame. Listen live 155 00:08:35,533 --> 00:08:38,373 Speaker 1: to News Talks he'd be from nine am Saturday, or 156 00:08:38,413 --> 00:08:40,333 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.