This time we got a seat, even together. So it was a more pleasant ride, and only just over an hour to get to the town of Chester. I believe we had been to the train station before, and switched trains at that point. But this time, we exited the station, got the local bus into town, and then walked to the B & B, where we met Jean (the mother of Jane, who was in Spain), and were shown our room. A lovely older house, built in 1836, and modernized for now. Our room overlooks the Dee River, with the sculls going back and forth, as well as the tour boats. A walk through the old town, magnificent even as it is touristy, on cobbled streets closed to cars, with architecture going back to Tudor times still extant in places (and the interspersed shopping malls). We decided to go to Evensong at the Cathedral, and it was very exciting. This cathedral goes back about 900 years in parts, but has amazing gardens and a pleasant close.
On the recommendation of our hosts we got supper at the Bistro Bleu (or Blue Moon, as it is known until suppertime). This restaurant is owned by a gay couple around sixty years old. We met Philip at lunch, asked for an evening reservation, and ended up talking about him and his health problems, and where to eat in Llandudnow, and so on. He promised, and delivered, a window seat at supper, and his partner David served us a delicious meal, and so we became "friends", or at least friendly. And we have a recommendation for a restaurant in our next place, which we will use to good effect. We were both tired after supper, and retired to our room shortly after dinner, Darlene falling asleep almost immediately, and I staying up to write this blog and read a bit.
Sunday in Chester, Darlene was up early and walked to the east, finding a field with cows grazing in it (and thus amplifying our image of the archetypical British town). After an English breakfast, we had to walk to get the fats digested. So we went into town, and Darlene found the Quaker Meeting House for her service, while I looked for a WiFi zone for my form of religion. Hers was more easily served than was mine, but we both got by. And met about noon, then spent the afternoon also walking around town, and around the walls of the city, before going to an Inn for a traditional Sunday dinner of beef, Yorkshire pudding, potatoes, and some veggies.
We're now back in our room again, and contemplating whether to go out again, or retire as we did yesterday. Tomorrow we are off to Llandudno on the morning train. If the weather stays sunny and clear, as it was today, we will be blessed.
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