It’s that time of year again, when like the swallows it’s time for the return of the teenage children away at University. Still it’s not such a problem as Rebecca is at Durham rapidly becoming one of my favourite places on the planet. That’s not to say it is without fault as it is absolutely freezing… you need at least an extra layer.
Two things are particularly great about Durham, the first is of course the Cathedral brooding over the city like a hen sitting on its eggs, the city, the second is the market square. The something about the market in Durham that is just about perfect as it brings together all the elements of the city. On one side is St Nicholas, with its open plan reordering and Fair trade shop. On the other side a civic presence, discreet and dark stone. In the middle a market in the open air but tucked away next to the civic bit is an entrance to the indoor market which is full everything from meat and veg to electronics and satellite stuff.
Within walking distance then everything you might need, every person you might need to meet. If only we could create this in Mytholmroyd!
Oh and to finish the scene a statue of a bloke on a horse, he was green, not with envy, but I was...
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