We arrived at breakfast to find that it was ‘to order’ as starters and mains. Everything was there although perhaps not in quite the right order for me personally. I opted for the American stacked pancakes with berries. The breakfast room was a little chaotic, so rather than linger at the table we returned to [...]
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York – Day Two
Feeling refreshed after a good night’s sleep, it was time for breakfast. The cooked-to-order breakfast was delicious although I missed my fresh fruit options for a pre-breakfast starter.
After breakfast Mr C attended Vapnartak 2020 (a wargames show). It was my plan to walk York City walls whilst he was enjoying his hobby and despite the [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 15th 2020
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Lincoln Castle
Lincoln Castle is unusual in having two keeps and a complete curtain wall,
and its highly strategic position has given it a continuing historical importance. The site of battles and sieges and some complicated medieval wheeling and dealing, it is also a major centre of administration and justice, containing a former prison building and a working [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 16th 2015
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Lincoln – Day Two…
…Easter Eve
Before the alarm went off I awoke to the feeling of a warm presence holding my hands and squeezing them… Soon afterwards the pleasant sound of the Cathedral bells resumed chiming the hours and quarters after being silent overnight.
Breakfast was in the Garden room, although we didn’t see much of the garden due to [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 9th 2015
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The Prawn Pot Incident
No day out is complete without some kind of hitch and Saturday was no different. I have got used to scaffolding obscuring my view so that didn’t worry me too much, in fact it becomes a bit of a challenge to get some decent photographs.
To have more time for exploring I decided it was [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 3rd 2009
