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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
... all still wearing their headphones (tripwires for toilet bound me!) With ninja skills like that I should be at the Olympics, I'm wasted at Fox's. It seems like everyone on the plane is asleep apart from me. I'm bored and walking around the plane writing this. I think we must be going over Brisbane now, almost there. Just another 2hours 40minutes. Woop! I'm gonna see if I can get another hot snack. I'm not actually hungry I'm just bored and yesterday ...
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
... case, it made us laugh out loud.
Despite this little surprise, we had a really nice stay in York because of the charm and history of the city, the festive narrow streets with their colourful Xmas decorations, the street market, and just the fun of strolling through this postcard-like setting. Still, we really looked forward to our next stop. Edinburgh, which we had been told was a do-not-miss destination. We soon found out why!
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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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