This is the castle from across the river.
Further down the river I got this shot of the cathedral. It is right beside the castle.
There were a couple of rowing sculls being rowed down the river. They had to stop just after this because there were a number of weirs downstream.
This is the view downstream from the bridge. You can see the cathedral on the right. The walk along the rivers edge was one of James's favourite things we have done since we got here. It was quiet and there were very few people and only a couple of smokers.
This is the other end of the cathedral (from the river).
We tried to go through one of the museums but it was Thursday and not a bank holiday and not in June.
This is the side of the cathedral from the entrance to the castle. The river is to the right and the other picture is of the left side.
This is the castle keep - the strongest part of the castle. The castle was given to the University of Durham in the 1830's and most of the castle is now used for student housing.
In Gateshead just outside of Newcastle there is a huge sculpture call The Angle of the North. It is on a hill top and can be seen for miles.
To give you some idea of the size, Kathie is comparing her 5 foot wingspan to that of the Angel. That is Kathie at the bottom right of the sculpture.
I stood underneath the Angle and got this shot looking straight up to show the structure of the sculpture.
