Durham visit
Wednesday, 3rd November 2004 8:00 pmAnother day, another fine northern city. Durham is about ten minutes from Newcastle by train, so naturally I hardly ever go there 
. However, as part of my plan to do more with my time off, I decided that an afternoon there was in order. Not a bad way to spend my birthday 
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Durham is dominated by the cathedral and castle, built on high ground overlooking the River Wear. Here are some pictures I took while wandering around:
In case you’re wondering, the white elephant belonged to the “No” campaign in the referendum on the proposed regional assembly for north-east England. It was probably the best thing in the whole campaign from either side…