Two festivals
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shewhomustEaster Monday was World Heritage Day, apparently, and there was a festival on Palace Green. I don't know exactly what the point of it was, but the City of Durham Trust had a stall, and durham_rambler had volunteered to spend some time there, so we went along. I would have preferred to take the shuttle bus up to Palace Green, but it wasn't running, so we just enjoyed a leisurely walk in the sunshine, followed by an hour or so sitting in the sun, greeting friends who stopped at the stall. It wasn't really a promotional event, and there wasn't much interest from people we didn't know: it would have been difficult to talk to anyone who did show interest, because there was a drumming troupe giving a very energetic performance for most of our stint. I enjoyed the "reenactors", people wandering around in period costume, especially the gentleman who asked if he could leave his top hat and cane with us while he went off for a smoke.
When we were released, we lunched in the cathedral undercroft, then walked home over Prebends' Bridge - or, in my case, almost home:durham_rambler very kindly saved me the last climb up the hill by fetching the car and giving me a lift. So I had time to linger over the walk past the allotments, and take pictures of the blossom and the cathedral: yes, the emphasis on the blossom in this picture was deliberate:
Last weekend was Bishop Auckland Food Festival: we were last there in 2019, which is probably the last time it happened. Encouraged by surviving our Easter walk into the city, we parked by the river and climbed the hill into town, which worked very well. The publicity claimed over 150 stalls, which may well be true, but I'd guess that more than half of them were offering street food to eat on the spot, and we opted for the greater comfort of the tapas bar at the Spanish Art Gallery (which was having a soft launch with a limited menu, and has a way to go before the staff have really got their act together; since we were in no hurry, this didn't matter). The remaining stalls could have done with more variety: more bread and less gin would suit me better, and there was no-ne at all selling fruit and veg. But I stocked up on Lacey's cheese, and bought some beeswax wraps, which I have been wanting to try.
We were still up for walking a little further, so we went in search of Bishop Auckland's latest mural (not quite a native of the town, but moved there when very young):
And then I bought some ginger biscuits from the Gingerbread Mam, and we visited J. and drank tea.
durham_rambler had volunteered to spend some time there, so we went along. I would have preferred to take the shuttle bus up to Palace Green, but it wasn't running, so we just enjoyed a leisurely walk in the sunshine, followed by an hour or so sitting in the sun, greeting friends who stopped at the stall. It wasn't really a promotional event, and there wasn't much interest from people we didn't know: it would have been difficult to talk to anyone who did show interest, because there was a drumming troupe giving a very energetic performance for most of our stint. I enjoyed the "reenactors", people wandering around in period costume, especially the gentleman who asked if he could leave his top hat and cane with us while he went off for a smoke.When we were released, we lunched in the cathedral undercroft, then walked home over Prebends' Bridge - or, in my case, almost home:
durham_rambler very kindly saved me the last climb up the hill by fetching the car and giving me a lift. So I had time to linger over the walk past the allotments, and take pictures of the blossom and the cathedral: yes, the emphasis on the blossom in this picture was deliberate:Last weekend was Bishop Auckland Food Festival: we were last there in 2019, which is probably the last time it happened. Encouraged by surviving our Easter walk into the city, we parked by the river and climbed the hill into town, which worked very well. The publicity claimed over 150 stalls, which may well be true, but I'd guess that more than half of them were offering street food to eat on the spot, and we opted for the greater comfort of the tapas bar at the Spanish Art Gallery (which was having a soft launch with a limited menu, and has a way to go before the staff have really got their act together; since we were in no hurry, this didn't matter). The remaining stalls could have done with more variety: more bread and less gin would suit me better, and there was no-ne at all selling fruit and veg. But I stocked up on Lacey's cheese, and bought some beeswax wraps, which I have been wanting to try.
We were still up for walking a little further, so we went in search of Bishop Auckland's latest mural (not quite a native of the town, but moved there when very young):
And then I bought some ginger biscuits from the Gingerbread Mam, and we visited J. and drank tea.
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