{"id":121,"date":"2007-08-03T23:57:49","date_gmt":"2007-08-03T13:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=121"},"modified":"2007-08-03T23:57:49","modified_gmt":"2007-08-03T13:57:49","slug":"york-to-edinburgh-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/britain-ireland\/york-to-edinburgh-britain","title":{"rendered":"York to Edinburgh &#8211; Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>DAY 2 &#8211; We stopped\u00a0off in Durham to see its famous castle and the fine Romanesque cathedral.\u00a0 Durham city was built on Island Hill or &#8216;Dunholm&#8217; in 995.\u00a0 The panoramic view of the Cathedral and Castle has been described as \u2018one of the finest architectural <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/8577-2\/GB_0280.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Durham castle\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Durham castle\" \/>experiences of Europe\u2019 and together they are now designated a World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/8571-2\/GB_0277.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Durham cathedral\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Durham cathedral\" \/>The castle is a magnificent Norman fortress, built from 1072.\u00a0 In 1837, <strong>Durham Castle<\/strong> was handed over to Durham University, which today is a world-class university with 15,000 students.\u00a0 I must say the students of this university are so fortunate to have their education in such a fine place and with such steep history.<\/p>\n<p>Construction of <strong>Durham Cathedral<\/strong> took place between\u00a01093 &#8211; 1274 and was treated by architects as an experiment for geometric patterning.\u00a0 Within the cathedral you&#8217;ll see\u00a0lozenge shape patterns from prehistoric carvings which are unusual for cathedrals, Chevron patterns on some piers in the nave, indicative of Moorish influence and ribbed vaults criss-crossing above the nave.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/8442-2\/GB_0313.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Hadrian's Wall\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Hadrian's Wall\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next we travelled north\u00a0to see <strong>Hadrian\u2019s Wall<\/strong>, Britain\u2019s most impressive Roman monument. 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