Enjoying retirement
In The Red Rose County
A weekend in Clitheroe... a walk through the sculpture park and along the River Ribble Aiisha and Granddad's home-made pizzas Lovely Sunday lunch at the Inn at Whitewell.... A day out in Blackpool Who says the sun never shines in Blackpool? The promenade was full of interest (and jokes) Whilst Katherine and Aiisha were killing themselves at the Pleasure Beach we visited all three piers, all different, all highly enjoyable.. We noted the pink Princess coaches for another time... Along the Golden Mile....an entrance to a Private Gentlemen's Club (Eden 2) next to a Fun Bar called Shenanigans, well that's appropriate! A couple of nights in York was next on the agenda....the apartment we booked was by the river, spacious and had everything we wanted.... Walking in to the city centre Museum Gardens was more lovely than we remembered..... Always great to see the Roman multangular tower It was good to see that, despite all the doom and gloom, the fabric of the city had been looked after and indeed much improved, and there were far more bars and restaurants than when we were there.... The queue for The Viking Centre wasn't an ordeal. But had we come all this way to look at a frying pan? It could have come out of any of the restaurants, but it was 2000 years old....amazing. Plenty of fascinating objects to see..... and a lot of Viking bling..... The Snickleways of York.....what a terrific and innovative book that was. always a treat to walk on the walls too... with good views of the roofscape and gardens... and the various gateways...here Walmgate, the most complete gate and we were soldiers in the charge of this officer... training finished.... Off for a cruise...... and really interesting to see the river development... well, maybe not for some of us who asked 'why do people go on cruises?' Of all museums, the Yorkshire Museum is always guaranteed a hit with children and adults..... The old carousel outside the museum was striking.. Off to Betty's..... The wait.... A birthday lunch for F. at the Star Inn on the river was very nice.... Our last outing in York was to the Van Gogh Immersive Experience....better than one might think....
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