1 post tagged “chester”
I used to have a rule when taking photos: never take pictures that don't have people in it. So if you want a photo of Big Ben for example, you must tell your spouse/offspring/sibling/dentist etc to go and stand in front of Big Ben so that they are included in the photo. This makes photos much less boring to look back on through the years.
Well, I've broken that rule immeasurably recently, especially on my last trip. I was just reading through my travel journal which has a whopping ONE entry for my UK trip. (The previous entry, written over spring break, very wisely begins, "Reading until 4am does not make for a harmonious day the next day and I should not do that again.")
The one entry from the UK reads, (photos included for those that are visual learners, like me :) (Oh, and notice how beautifully and poetically I write when I think these words will never see the light of my blog?)
April 10th 2007
Yesterday was spent at Beth's house in Chester. We ran in the morning, then went into town. Went to the cathedral. Had chips for tea (bad chips, says Esther) and watched Columbo.
(I think this is one of my favourite pictures from the whole trip.)
- Royal Mile
(You get the impression that The Witchery is not the kind of place that encourages food photography. Of course, I didn't let that stop me. It's supposed to be one of the top restaurants in Edinburgh, but the food was really nothing to write home about. Except dessert. Dark chocolate torte with lavender ice cream - divine!)
- Staying in Kew House Hotel, which is fantastic from the super-friendly hotelier to the complimentary whiskey and shortbread in the rooms.
- General exploring and lots of walking
- Jenners
And that's it. All I had to say, apparently, about my trip. I should add:
- National Gallery of Scotland
- The Elephant House Cafe, made famous by J.K. Rowling (and the funny thing is, I bet they were really annoyed with her at the time, for taking up a table when she only bought one cup of coffee.)
- A pilgrimage to see the grave of Greyfriars Bobby
Seriously, Edinburgh is such a wicked city. I would love to live there, and I've never come close to thinking that about a capital city before.
