Christmas, Culture

Festival of Angels

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Festival of Angels ©Carl Milner MilnersBlog 62

This weekend me and the lovely Wife visited a truly English Christmas Festival which had transformed the City of York’s unique streets into a wintery wonderland of Ice Sculptures, Festive Stalls, Ice Bars, Street Food and some really cool Street Entertainers. What was even more magical they’d guaranteed a sprinkling of snow, even though fake.. it really added to whole experience.

Although I could write a lot more about the Festival of Angels,  hopefully these 40+ images will tell the story of our day, even though I’ve left quite a few out…which will feature in my Next Post : Black Ice

The Thinking Bear | Dec 2012
The Angel & Cathedral
Wings of an Angel
Ice Dog
Yorks 1212 Charter
Betty’s …Warm & Inviting
Est 1919
Snowing in the Streets
Golden Angel
All Streets lead to the Cathedral
Alone in the Streets
The Goddess Minerva
Glowing Wings
Watching over the Shop
Trumpeting Ice Angel
Market Entrance
Christmas Market
Clock strikes 4
Yorks Tree
Sitting Bear
Stars of Ice
I Believe
The Ice Carver
Busy Day in York
Diamond Ice
Ice Wing
The Great Bear
800 Years of York
Gossamer Wings
Transparent Wings
The Purple Man
Purple Man
Festival of Angels
Ice Sculptures
Diamond Veins
Praying Angel
Hog Roast
The Ice Stag
Cold to Touch
Fake Snow in York
Festive Shopping
The Ice Bar

30 thoughts on “Festival of Angels”

  6. Lived in UK for nearly 20 years .. never been to York, don’t ask me why – but I was thinking about it.
    Very old city and this festival of Angles, wonderful and your photos – wonderful too. Thanks for taking me there.
    Still I think we Swedes have the biggest wonder of ice – our Icehotel. Have done a little post about it – there is a video I think you should take your time to watch – give it 47 min of your day.
    http://wp.me/p293Pw-2mc
    I have to blow my horn for my fantastic country so often I get a chance. Nobody else does.

    Reply

    1. Hi Viveka…It’s just a 25 minute drive for me, a great place any time of the year.
      Your right about you Swedes and Ice, that was an amazing video, I watched it at lunch and just finished it of now… You keep blowing the trumpet for your great country. 🙂

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      1. I saw it National Geographic channel when they sent it – and I was taken by the program – what a passion all those people have that make this work every year. You can only stay maximum stay 3 nights at the hotel because of the chill – but they also have a warm hotel.

        Didn’t know that you live in UK – I think I passed York on train with I took the train from Edinburgh to Brighton, where I live then. I really wish I had visit York. Those snow angels are amazing.

        I will never stop pushing Sweden on the rest of the world. Wait for the challenge “Blogging A-Z” starts in April, and then there will be a bit of Sweden every day. Did that this year.

        Thanks for taking the time with video. It’s an amazing story about a hotel that is rebuilt every year.

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