Today some exchange students and I took the train from Newcastle to Durham to continue our touristy activities. First, we went into the Durham Cathedral. You could not actually take pictures in the cathedral, but when you went through to the center and green you could. And of course I did... because HARRY POTTER WAS FILMED THERE! Well, parts of it. It is commonly the hallways they walk through outside and where Harry walks through the snow with Hedwig in the Sorcerer/Philosopher's Stone. It was truly magical. Also, within the cathedral is Professor McGonagall's classroom, however, we did not get the chance to see it. We wandered towards the Durham Castle and discovered where to buy our tour tickets. Then our hunger got the best of us and we headed to a pub. I had a delicious lunch.. a great change from the Havelock Hall food. We made our way to the tour and got beautiful pictures of the castle from the outside, however no pictures were allowed inside. It was an architecturally stunning building. Our tourguide was a student from Durham University named Tom and he wore a robe. At first I enjoyed considering him to be Cedric Diggory with the girls around me, then we realized Tom Riddle was much more fitting. After our tour we ventured downtown to the markets, some of us bought some delicious homemade fudge; I also got a very simple bracelet with a four-leaf clover charm hanging off it. After more wandering and a bit of intense discussion in Starbucks we caught our train home. I returned to a meal being cooked for me, I just need to chip in some money, which I gladly did. Thank you Louise for the wonderful home-cooked meal. Then, Kate, Jen, and I decided to watch HP and the PHILOSOPHER'S Stone... and everytime they mentioned the stone I was required to say "Philosopher's stone" since my stupid American version referred to it as the Sorcerer's stone. Jen and I had mainly wanted to watch so we could watch each scene carefully then shout "We were there today!" when appropriate. Mid-movie we paused so I could skype Matt. And at the end of the call I got to talk to my Best Friend... Tucker!! It's been a long day, and this is all I have to say, so here are a lot of photos:
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