So today I went on a little day trip to Durham to have a look for inspiration for my fashion course. And what a lovely day it was, the city is home to the magnificent Durham Cathedral , lots of boutique trinket shops and not to forget “possibly the best fish and chips in the world”-Bimbis! It took Andrea and myself a good afternoon to wander round, stopping many times to get the cameras out and snap things that caught our eyes. Funnily enough it was usually the same things that we were drawn to. Sometimes things that would get unnoticed like details above a doorway or a particular colour that caught our attention.
(Yes, the picture of the cathedral has been brightened.. the weather was actually rubbish and in fact rained for most of the day) being the optimist though I got some pretty good snaps of wet leaves and a soggy bench. Thank you rain for enhancing these colours..
Equally enjoyable for those doc martin fans, you need to know about a little place on Saddler Street called Scorpio. They have huge amounts of doc martens on display outside the shop and many other amazingly quirky shoe designs in store.
(Not too sure what this was all about. One theory is that it’s a compilation of people who’ve travelled to the shop. Any other ideas?)
Well that’s about all I can say about my first Durham experience without boring anyone who might be reading my blog! If you’ve got to this point I hope you’ve enjoyed reading and found it of interest.