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| The Rows |
Thursday 10th May 2012
Weather report for this morning, rain, low cloud and about 7° in
Betws-Y-Coed.
Having had a lovely full Welsh breakfast we packed the car, said
good-bye to Ian & Janet and left Glyntrog House about 9:30AM for the 198-mile
drive from Wales to the Lake District.
First stop was Chester. Parked the car at the park & ride stop
and caught the bus into the centre of town. There was a 3 day horse racing
carnival on at Chester Race course so the town was very busy with people
everywhere, most dressed up for the racing carnival, men in suits and females
in summer dresses and hats. Fortunately the weather in Chester was fine ,
although cloudy with temperature about 18°.
Chester is a beautiful town famous for its medieval black & white
buildings known as “the Rows”. We spent a couple of hours walking round the
streets looking at the wonderful buildings, the old city gates, and the Old Dee
Bridge.
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| Town Crier |
The Town Crier was on Duty so Lynne had her photo taken with him -
he must have been at least 6’6” tall!!! We also saw the ornate Eastgate Clock which
is the 2nd most photographed clock in the world after Big Ben.
Following a light lunch in Chester we continued on to the Lake
District. Ran into heavy rain again just north of Chester which just seemed to
get heavier the further north we went.
Arrived in Keswick, our base in the Lake District for the next 4
nights, about 4:30PM and checked into our guest house, Hazeldene House, a
fantastic Victorian building. Our room on the second floor is lovely and has a
view over Derwent Water.
Walked round the town centre, which has the largest number of
outdoor clothing and equipment shops in one place that I have ever seen, then
went to the Dog & Gun pub for dinner.
Its now about 8:10PM and the weather looks like it is breaking and
there are some glimpses of blue sky so we hope tomorrow will bring a fine day
so we can do some exploring.
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