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Durham and York
Finished the cereal we've had left over at the hostel. Walked to the car, filled up the tank just outside Edinburgh and headed towards Durham. Stopped on the coast after Dunbar for a few photos of the cliffs. Continued the long drive south to Durham. Arrived at The Sands car park at 2. Had a quiche and a slice of orange cake at a Mediterranean bakery west across the river from the Durham peninsula. Came up to Palace Green where we saw the entrance to Durham Castle and more ...
Indi's Fun Times
Hi Rosina, Indi and I were sorry to see you are having so many health problems. We hope you feel better soon. I thought you may like to see some of the photos. I use a site called Travelpod and it is really good. She has been doing some schoolwork but not as much as I would like.Regards,
Mavis and Indi Clark
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A York That´s Not New
... to continue on your way. I would have included synagogues, but these are few and far between, or are simply locked up during the day. Mosques are usually open, but they have few places to sit, so we avoid these as well. Anyways, after the service, we did have a chance to wander through the cathedral, and it is, indeed, grand and loaded with the history of its royal patrons and religious leaders dating back over the past 7 centuries. Besides that, it ...
Leaving for the airport.
Taxi from Batley to Leeds at 10am as my coach down to London is at 10:40. Driver doesn't know where the bus station is but we get there with plenty of time to spare. Supposed to get there 15 minutes early so the driver can check you on. By 10:40 the bus isn't even there. 11:00 still no show. At 11:15 the 11:30 coach turns up and tells a group of about ten people that we'll have to wait for the 10:40 bus as he can't take us. Our bus has broken down and is running approx ...
Yorkshire
... peas. Today I saw the sun!!! Yeh! This is the first time I have really seen the sun since I arrived in England. However, it was very brief as the day soon turned to drizzle. Daylight saving finished on Sat so it is dark by 4.30pm Tomorrow, I leave here and head for a B&B near Heathrow as I have an early flight to Canada the next day. Bit sad to leave really but looking forward to my next ...