We left neither early nor late but precisely when we meant to. The journey, although tedious, was smooth without any hitches. Along the way we took a detour to have lunch in an ‘Extra Mile’ recommended eatery. The café was located in a small Rural Shopping Yard in the quaint village of Castle Ashby. Somehow, we managed to miss part of the menu options until after we ordered! The food when it arrived was delicious and, after we were comfortably replete, we had a mooch round the deli and eclectic shops that were also in the farm yard.
On the way to the café to save time we had used Mr C’s ‘magical mystery tour’ in-car SatNav (the TomTom was set to our hotel destination). The route took us along main roads and complicated junctions before eventually arriving in the countryside. Our outward journey using TomTom navigation took us along pleasant country lanes before arriving back at the motorway for the final leg of our journey.
When we arrived in St Albans, we parked our car and headed to our hotel, The Premier Inn, to check in and enjoy a refreshing cup of tea in our room. Mr C then walked into town to explore and get his bearings. I stayed behind, choosing to chill out with a colouring book and coloured pencils.
We dined in Bar Meze which is just across the road from the Premier Inn. It is a small family run restaurant and we were warmly welcomed by the owner when we arrived. The food has Greek, Ottoman and Arabic influences. We chose a selection of dishes to share, all of which were delicious.
Before returning to the hotel for the evening we had a nightcap in the nearby Cock Inn which, unusually for a Sunday, was lively and full of atmosphere.
Hi Cherie, if memory serves you were in Malta recently. We’re planning to go there next year. Do you have any tips on things to do and see? Rsvp email above. Thanks!
Hi Mark, We visited Malta at the begining of November last year, we loved it. I will gather my thoughts and drop you an email sharing the things we especialy enjoyed on our visit.
Did you see the Verulamium Museum?
Oh there was something like that at Chichester Museum too!
Much smaller scale, of course.
Yes we visited the Verulamium Museum.
We have visited Fishbourne Roman Palace near Chichester. Is that where you mean?
No, I didn’t go to Fishbourne. Saw the free one at their local museum in town.
But did travel to Bosham (next to Fishbourne) to see a lovely church.
Ah yes, we visit the museum in Chichester. When we visited on of the exhibitions was about board games
The church in Bosham was mentioned in the Bayeux Tapestry.
You can see a replica of the tapestry in Reading Museum.
We have seen the real thing