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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Durham County » Durham October 9th 2008

Trying to sort out my interface with facebook not sure if it is working correctly but trying anyway. I've started to pack my bags and am now thinking about how much I have to pack at the moment I currently need a trunk for all the junk. ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Durham County » Durham October 6th 2008

Today it the magnitude of the trip has really hit me previously it has just been wonder and excitement. I know that the family are really supportive on this trip but I am feeling their loss of my presence for a while. We caught up with friends at the weekend and I was excited to tell them about my trip but also asked them to keep an eye on the other half whilst I was away.... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Durham County » Durham October 5th 2008

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Durham County » Durham October 4th 2008

Visited Countries Map ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Durham County » Durham October 2nd 2008

Unable to sleep so trying out my rss feed to facebook... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Durham County » Durham September 26th 2008

Looking forward to this weekend as we are off to Yorkshire. I still need to check the paperwork for the trip.... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Durham County » Durham September 13th 2008

The paperwork seems to be complete now so all I have to do is check the details, so thats a job for this weekend. Since I last updated this blog I have been concentrating on my photography a very kind person heard that I was starting to take some photos and provided me with an old tripod that he no longer used. Were going into town today to try to get a part for it. These are the photos that I took last weekend during our trip to the Dales ... read more
Crossing the ford

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Durham County » Durham August 13th 2008

We both decided we needed a day out. We had heard from our fellow expats that Durham was just the place for that. After sleeping until mid-morning/afternoon, we got up and headed to the train station. Durham is just one stop over. Durham is quite the place to see. Beautiful cathedral, breath-taking castle, and lots of window shopping. This is definitely a place we are going to take our family and friends when they visit. Upon completion of climbing over 350 steps in a very narrow, steep tower of the cathedral, we were able to get a picture-perfect view of the city. Videos and pictures are included! Pictures were prohibited in the cathedral; however, here is a link for a virtual tour for those interested... http://www.vikingstudios.co.uk/ipix_durham_cathedral.htm Unfortunately, the castle was closed due to a wedding. We ... read more
Durham skyline
Castle
Cathedral

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Durham County July 22nd 2008

England take two! So, back to England we go. This time it’s to Durham, England. We arrive around midnight in Newcastle (northern England) and drive to our hotel about 20 minutes away. We enjoy a nice night’s sleep and awake to meet everyone for breakfast a 9:30 am. I went with Jeroen, Gene, Joe, Julie and Tony (who had met back up with us) for a walk after breakfast. We ventured to the town cathedral and castle. We ended up taking a tour of the castle. It was very interesting to see. It is now the university in the town. The whole area is absolutely gorgeous. The castle and cathedral were both constructed in 1093. I had received an email before we arrived from my mom… in which she remembered that 30 years ago, or so, ... read more
amazing old streets
the cathedral
and more!

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Durham County » Durham July 21st 2008

Over the weekend I decided to also dedicate this trip to raising money for the charity "Cancer Research " in memory of my mother in law Ann Overall, I set up this link http://www.justgiving.com/over so that anyone can see the money raised so far. Today I am humbled by the support that I have received so far, from people I barely know commenting on the trip and their words of encouragement. ... read more




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