Vacation

While visiting Margaret’s sister, we also visited Burghley House with it’s spectacular grounds and even more spectacular ceiling and wall murals inside! Really a bit of a must see …

Today we spent time walking on the quayside in Newcastle / Gateshead, as well as walking around Newcastle … more pictures (and ice-cream!)

Visiting with our friends in Newcastle, and visiting our old haunts, took us to Corbridge today. First a tour of the Corbridge roman ruins (which I used to know as “Corstopitum” but apparently that’s not the accepted name any more). Whatever they are called, they are a very splendid set of ruins – I love the construction of the raised floors of the granary (keeping the grain dry), and all the water management drains / fresh water storage / etc!

We then had lunch in the (modern) village, and took a walk along the river Tyne.