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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
... 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!
... 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
York is a medieval city first built by the Romans and later dominated by the Vikings. It's a walled city, but unlike most other walled cities we’ve visited, this wall is in excellent shape and you can actually climb to the top and walk all the way around it, about 3 miles. Of course, before we left York, we walked a good stretch of it.
We arrived on a late train from Liverpool, and we had some difficulty finding the bus ...
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 ...
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