Durham

On our first full day in Durham, we were both feeling a little beat from the craziness of the day before, so we decided to stay put. We walked into the very tiny center of town and then up to the cathedral and the castle.

The river

View of the town from the cathedral


The castle

The cathedral




The knocker on the front door of the cathedral. Who's that good looking cow?


The cross


A couple of details from the cross




In the center courtyard of the cathedral


Closeup of the cool sandstone that the cathedral and castle are built from


Headstone from the graveyard just outside the cathedral


This is our tourguide at the castle. He is a second year law student at Durham University and as such gets to live in the castle. How cool is that? The students also get to take their meals in a giant Harry Potteresque dining hall, and on Tuesday and Thursday nights they have formal meals.


Here is a photo of the library in the castle. We were forbidden to take any photos inside, though no one explained why. And being the obstinate cuss that I am I couldn't resist.



This is a statue in the town square. I vote him Gayest Neptune Ever.


After all that touristing, we stopped for a beer in town.



Pretty doors of Durham