The Great North for New Years

We all ventured to Northumbria after Christmas- Bella and I by car and Grandparents/kids by train.  The cathedrals of York and Durham were impressive. The weather, less so.  And we found a great little Italian/Lebanese restaurant in Durham for lunch one day.  And the Bemish Outdoor Museum was worth the slog in the bad weather.

I have to say all the people we ran across up there were very friendly.

Here's a few pictures of the sights.
Grand-Dad along Hadrians Wall

C and D atop Hadrians Wall

All of us outside Durham Cathedral

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