For the last two days my group has been in Durham, which is in the very north of England, right next to Scotland. We only spent two nights in Durham, but they were a lot of fun because we stayed in the castle (now converted dormitory)that the first Harry Potter movie was filmed in! Of course it wasn't as epic as the screen portrays, but we got to take pictures of ourselves in some of the famous scenes that you might recognize... hopefully later in the trip I can upload a picture and attach it to this blog post.
The first afternoon when we arrived, we took a tour of the Durham Cathedral-- a beautiful cathedral that is the resting place of St. Cuthbert, a saint known for healing. I spent some time in prayer and then began to explore the enormous cathedral and attached cloister. There was a courtyard outside of the cathedral that you Harry Potter fans would've recognized right away... yes, another site of a Harry Potter scene. Don't worry, I took lots of pictures.
The next day we spent walking Hadrian's wall, which is a roman wall that runs along the Scotland-England border. We were treated with amazing views of the countryside and a light drizzle of rain that slowly turned into a steady pour. By the end of our hike, we were all soaked and our jeans covered in mud (and more than likely, sheep poop...since it was everywhere). Once again, it was wonderful to get out of the city and into the middle of rolling fields of green... so relaxing and rejuvenating.
After getting back to the castle in the late afternoon, I dried off and mailed a bunch of postcards, so hopefully you'll be seeing those postcards sooner than later.
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