pics from up north

We did make it up north after some trouble here in Oxford, but we hired a car, a very nice automatic Skoda. After traveling on Friday we spent the day sightseeing near the Scottish border. Do enjoy the shots that we took, it is a beautiful place to visit.

This is a street in Berwick on Tweed, it is a city that is situated right on the border of England and Scotland. It is one of 3 walled cities in England today

You just don't see this kind of building in the US or anywhere else that I have been for that matter. This castle is literally right on the North Sea, it is from the 12th century and we had the opportunity to walk up to it the evening that we were "stranded" on Holy Island. If you are interested in more info about Holy Island check out www.lindisfarne.org or look up Lindisfarne on Wikipedia, it is an amazing place on this earth.

This is a picture of a priory, that is a former monastic dwelling, this has been a site of worship since the 7th century, and this structure was built in the 1100's it has been through quite a bit of trouble as you can see, it is a beautiful sight to behold.