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right, i have to go to durham for (nearly) two weeks starting on monday (i'll miss the next club ft, but not trig brother). is it going to be hell? is there anything there? what should one do for two weeks in durham?

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:00 (twenty-one years ago)

All the undergrad students will be gone for the Summer, so it will be deserted !

There will loads of Toon Army supporters around, as Newcastle United's training ground is in Durham.

[At the moment NUFC are in Thailand, but when they come back the City will be swamped with Black n white Toon Army types]

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Why are you going to Durham, Toby? I don't even think I know where it is!

― Ma$onic Boom (kate), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

the good thing about this is that (fingers very crossed) there's a good chance that i'll be a dr by the time i get back.

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

i am going for this:

http://maths.dur.ac.uk/php/lms.php?meeting_name=L-fGR&job=webpage

also my phd viva is happening there on monday.

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)

good luck Toby

― Porkpie (porkpie), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow, excellent! Good luck, Dr. Toby!

― Ma$onic Boom (kate), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Dr. gee!

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:17 (twenty-one years ago)

there's loads of things to do in durham, you can look at the cathedral and the castle, and, um, er, well, er, be in newcastle in 20 minutes ;)

there's some half decent bouzers, although avoiding those around the bus station and on the road the bus station is on, the name of which escapes me at the mo, is probably a good idea (but then they are whetherspoons/walkabout type pubs, so i guess you'd avoid them anyway).

hmm, i'm sure i should know more. it's a pity you're not going up this weekend as it *should* be the miner's gala (if they still do it).

oh, it was last weekend...
http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/pws/Arts+Development+-+Arts+Development+-+Miners+Gala+2004

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Dr types on ilxor first Dr C, then Dr. Pinfeox, then Dr. Gee ..who next?

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

also, everyone talks funny, and there are only 3 black people.

this may help:
http://www.newcastlestuff.com/charver/dictionary.html

or not...

also that's Dr. The Pinefox to you martian ;)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:34 (twenty-one years ago)

i am a doctor of love

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm not a dr just yet! also julio will be one soon i presume?

durham sounds like cambridge only a lot worse. oh dear.

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 16 July 2004 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

it has hills though, which cambridge lacks somewhat...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 16 July 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Durham is a very nice place, but the "20 mins from Newcastle" bit in carsmile's post is the most relevant bit so far.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 16 July 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

phew, glad it's not just me :)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 16 July 2004 14:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, lots of nice country walks! And a pretty river! And, er, a couple of good pound shops between the town and the station! And Newcastle is only etc.

― Madchen (Madchen), Friday, 16 July 2004 18:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha! I don't recall there being many charvers in Durham, carsmile steve! It's a bit upmarket for yer average radgie.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 16 July 2004 20:44 (twenty-one years ago)

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