The Ashberry B&B
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Durham and York
... 11th century Norman Cathedral of Durham. Unlike Westminster Abbey, the Cathedral was very decoratively clean on the inside. The windows were smaller, the construction stone more light in colour and not nearly as covered by inscriptions and tombs. Huge columns, decorated by simple patterns lined the nave and beyond. From the centre of the cross, one could see a good way up the bell tower, and made it easy to imagine what Tintern Abbey might have been like. The back of the cathedral ...
Airports and aeroplanes
... to the challenge of eating soup with chop sticks on the plane. (Yes, it is possible!) I couldn't use chop sticks yesterday but with an empty belly and lack of choice i can be a fast learner! I'm gonna see if I can put my new found skills to work and ask a stewardess for some noodles. Wonder if I can seat surf in the dark back to my chair without spilling? :-) the sun's just starting to come up outside and it's beautiful watching it from above the ...
A few pints before we leave!
Officially, I think our trip starts today... our leaving do! Thanks for all the friends and family that were able to make it and we hope you enjoyed the little buffet we prepared. Thank you for the gifts we received too, a delicious cake from Richard and ...
A York That´s Not New
... take us to our B&B in a nearby village. It was touch and go as we schlepped our bags through the quiet city streets in search of our bus stop. Luckily, we managed to find the right one. The B&B owner assured us that the bus driver would know where the B&B was. So, of course, the driver didn’t have a clue. We told him the name of the village, which he did know, so we hoped it would all work out once we got there. And it did, too, as ...
Leaving for the airport.
... that means it should arrive at 11:50.
It does and I'm on my way to London. Takes about 4hours 40minutes to get to Victoria coach station. The train station is only across the road so I get over there and get my train to Gatwick.
I'd given myself plenty of time to get here but with the coach being late I'm almost spot on time. When I check in I've got about 20minutes before the flight starts boarding. Draw some cash oout of the ATM as I don't want to use my ...
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