Manchester and the North-West
We had a fantastic weekend visiting Neil's Aunt and Uncle in Manchester and exploring the beautiful walled city of Chester. I was surprised to discover how close we were to Wales and begged to be taken there. As it wasn't far out of our way we popped in briefly to Mold and wandered through the local marketplace. 
Wales is experiencing a very successful language revival - note the dual language signs which are compulsory throughout Wales. Note also some Welsh hills in the background :-)Chester is lovely and we will definitely return in the future to explore in more detail. We wandered through the shopping district - unusual in its two-tiered architecture - and walked along part of the city wall.
After a stroll down to the River Dee we visited Chester's Roman Ruins and popped in all-too-briefly to the archaeological museum.The rest of the weekend consisted of much boisterous revelry with the cousins. Marina and Frank really know how to put on a spread :-D Manchester will be a great base for further travels in the north, and we look forward to heading back up there at Christmas time for another big family do.
In other news, we have settled in well in the new flat and have ironed out most of the problems. We should have internet connected within a few days so watch out for much more frequent posting here from then.
Ciao, Diane
P.S. Still trying to get bookings for Paris :-(
posted by dianemulholland @ 11:32 PM
3 Comments:
A picture of your flat might be nice. If I ever wanted to pay you a surprise visit I would know what to look for.
DaD
What IIIS the food like. Have you found anything new you really like?
Do you have any great recipes to share. Yum! Yum! Yum!
Can you get a decent coffe and cake
are the scones up to scratch??
DaD
Great pictures! The buildings look so neat. : )
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