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Durham and York
... favourite, with the cathedral's plain ceiling covering a series of smaller shrines, including that of St Cuthbert. Back outside, we visited the Cathedral Library via the cloisters. A librarian (a Kiwi) gave us an impromptu chat about the 13th century building, which used to house the refectory and the dormitories. Went back through the cobble paved alleys of town. Drove to York. Found the hostel and had dinner at Michael's Brasserie. Yorkshire Pudding for each. Lots of liver. Ate it ...
Airports and aeroplanes
... blind. I have to literally pause her film, wave my hands in front of her eyes and even resorted to poking her arm when she didn't respond to me talking to her. I seriously gotta pee and now she's asleep. Fortunately I am flexible and athletic enough to actually stand balanced on my seat (in turbulance)and clean jump over her into the next available empty seat and finally a dismount into the aisle. I was like a gymnast! I didn't wake anyone and ...
A few pints before we leave!
... huge bunch of flowers from Marcus and Jenny and of course, the Miss Piggy companion for Kermit... who himself sends a very big thank you to Claire!
I would have said we are now counting the days until we leave, but Norma started that months ago...
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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.
... they tell me they've just changed my seat number so that I can have a window seat. That was it, wasn't getting a cavity search or anything, just a seat change. Marched back to my chair with a smug look on my face, I could tell all the other passengers were wondering what had happened. We board the aircraft, nice and plush, I like Emirates Airlines, they seem to be a bit above the rest. Definitely better than when I flew with BA. But that's another story.
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