The weather prediction for the day was rather bleak-- a chill wind lots of rain. The sunny morning fooled us into believing that we would have a wonderful day for walking about the town. After breakfast at the hotel we started out to walk the wall that goes part way around the city. At one time this was a Roman wall, but it has been neglected and rebuilt several times over the centuries. It is a great place to see vistas of the city, most frequently we saw the towers of the Minster hovering over the city like the hand of God, so large and grand are it's proportions.
Just as we climbed up to the top of the wall walkway it started to rain. Not a hard rain and as we had umbrellas we were ok. Our destination was the Railway Museum. It contained rail cars that once were used by the queen and the royal family. This is a museum the natives like to visit; it is less a tourist destination. The interiors were plush and richly furnished. There were multiple signs warning people not to climb up on the trains--that was because of all the children. So many kids!
Made me miss my grand children.
Will post more later.
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