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Christine and Shannon， our two young travellers， had finished up their work at the inn near Henley-on-Thames2. They were catching a ride with one of the young men who had lived in the same house in which the two girls had shared a rented room. They were travelling by car from England all the way out to Edinburgh3， Scotland， in two days. It was a free road trip and sightseeing tour； something our girls would NEVER say no to…
The first stop after Henley-on-Thames was the Silverstone Circuit4. The first World Championship Grand Prix was held at Silverstone in 1950.5 It still hosts a Grand Prix Formula 1 race each year. Today， though， nothing was happening at Silverstone， but Shannon and I vowed to each other that we would watch a Grand Prix together that year. Rather an ambitious goal， especially as we had little idea where or when the races were held each year！
Then it was through Leicester， Nottingham， Sheffield， Darlington， Durham， Gateshead， Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed.6 Actually we travelled through many other towns and cities on this rather long way to Scotland， but don’t you just love the sound of those names？Ian， our driver， stopped at Durham so that we could see the Durham Cathedral7. The Cathedral is recognised as one of the great buildings of Europe. It， along with Durham Castle， is a World Heritage Site. They stand grandly on a rocky outcrop， with the medieval city of Durham below and a river sweeping round.8 What a sight！
The site has been a Christian holy place since around AD 635， and parts of the Cathedral are well over 1，000 years old. Like many other great churches， the cathedral was built on at different times through history， and this is reflected in the many styles and features of the church and its many inner rooms and chapels9. This Cathedral is primarily in Norman style， which means that it was most influenced by the Normans who invaded and ruled over England from 1066.
Without the other two young men who they had shared the house with around， Ian was very sweet. We overnighted10 at a B
The first stop after Henley-on-Thames was the Silverstone Circuit4. The first World Championship Grand Prix was held at Silverstone in 1950.5 It still hosts a Grand Prix Formula 1 race each year. Today， though， nothing was happening at Silverstone， but Shannon and I vowed to each other that we would watch a Grand Prix together that year. Rather an ambitious goal， especially as we had little idea where or when the races were held each year！
Then it was through Leicester， Nottingham， Sheffield， Darlington， Durham， Gateshead， Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed.6 Actually we travelled through many other towns and cities on this rather long way to Scotland， but don’t you just love the sound of those names？Ian， our driver， stopped at Durham so that we could see the Durham Cathedral7. The Cathedral is recognised as one of the great buildings of Europe. It， along with Durham Castle， is a World Heritage Site. They stand grandly on a rocky outcrop， with the medieval city of Durham below and a river sweeping round.8 What a sight！
The site has been a Christian holy place since around AD 635， and parts of the Cathedral are well over 1，000 years old. Like many other great churches， the cathedral was built on at different times through history， and this is reflected in the many styles and features of the church and its many inner rooms and chapels9. This Cathedral is primarily in Norman style， which means that it was most influenced by the Normans who invaded and ruled over England from 1066.
Without the other two young men who they had shared the house with around， Ian was very sweet. We overnighted10 at a B