Yesterday, I was in Durham for work. Despite being from not far away, I've only been to Durham a handful of times in my life and not at all in recent times. Obviously I go through it on the train on the way home and always look at the window at it, but I was still impressed with how pretty is was. I had a friend at school who lived in Durham who was from a very religious family and I thought yesterday that prehaps I too would have believed in God if I lived in Durham.
It was quite difficult to get back to my mum's from Durham as the trains to Newcastle weren't very frequent. While I was waiting I kept thinking of the Roger Whittaker song Durham Town. Not my usual type of music or something I expect many people of my generation to be familiar with, but I remember my dad pointing out the error in the lyrics as it talks about the river Tyne, when actually Durham is on the Wear. He also claimed that Roger Whittaker used to lodge in a guest house a few houses up our street. I've no idea if this is true, but thought about it as I waited for the train.
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I don't really know anything about Durham, but there's something about the name that makes it sound 'dull'.
I've seen you "about" on a few other blogs I read, and I thought I'd wander on over yours again :)
Anyway, I just wanted to say that I thought that that sounded like a very 'nice' thing to say about a place :)
Just the sort of thing that made me think "Oh, if I'm ever in the area and lost for something to do, maybe it'll be worth a look" :)
Hello Inspector M.
Its not dull, but it certainly isn't very edgy. Its quite twee, I suppose. It was a lovely sunny day when I was there which always helps.
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