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zammis arrives from London so checked out our car (they gave me a hatchback, which is larger than I was expecting, but fine) and did a bit of shopping (maps and new Terry Pratchett) while waiting. Found Zammis, together we went out and found stealthmunchkin and holly_lama and got to see a bit of Manchester and had a yummy lunch of Indian food. After our brief visit made our way to Chester and found our B&B. Zammis' father, N, and his girlfriend, K, had already arrived. Had dinner at a nearby pub and went to bed early.
Tuesday we did Chester. Chester is a lovely town on the border of Wales that has much of it's tudor/renaissance era architecture intact including the city walls. Saw remains of the Roman era fort and ampitheater and the ruins of a cool Anglo-Saxon church that has a smaller more recent church built in the middle of it. Took a bus tour of the town which gave us a nice overview with historical commentary. Chester was also the site of a major battle of the English Civil War. Took a walk along the walls from where King Charles saw the defeat of his army. Chester is apparently also famous for its cheese, so of course I had to partake of that as well :-)
Tomorrow it's on into Wales.
zammis arrives from London so checked out our car (they gave me a hatchback, which is larger than I was expecting, but fine) and did a bit of shopping (maps and new Terry Pratchett) while waiting. Found Zammis, together we went out and found stealthmunchkin and holly_lama and got to see a bit of Manchester and had a yummy lunch of Indian food. After our brief visit made our way to Chester and found our B&B. Zammis' father, N, and his girlfriend, K, had already arrived. Had dinner at a nearby pub and went to bed early. Tuesday we did Chester. Chester is a lovely town on the border of Wales that has much of it's tudor/renaissance era architecture intact including the city walls. Saw remains of the Roman era fort and ampitheater and the ruins of a cool Anglo-Saxon church that has a smaller more recent church built in the middle of it. Took a bus tour of the town which gave us a nice overview with historical commentary. Chester was also the site of a major battle of the English Civil War. Took a walk along the walls from where King Charles saw the defeat of his army. Chester is apparently also famous for its cheese, so of course I had to partake of that as well :-)
Tomorrow it's on into Wales.