Chester #2

I had to wear a hat during Christmas dinner. I still don't entirely understand why.

Anyway, Christmas was lovely. Then on Boxing Day (a holiday we may have to implement in the US) we went for a walk. It was pretty and involved dogs and helped us work off some of the Christmas meal.

Then the next day we went up to Manchester. It was cold and rainy and crowded. However, it was a fantastic day anyway. We began at Manchester Cathedral.




and then...

we found Santamon, distantly related to Pikachu,
sitting atop the Town Hall entrance

We eventually made our damp way to the Museum of Science and Industry, which turned into the highlight of the day. We spent about half of our time in the hands-on Xploration exhibit which was basically a bunch of shiny things and buttons. It was pretty much fantastic.

And then...

And then we went to the Doctor Who Exhibit. I don't think this day could have been any better. Doctor Who deserves its own post, which will be forthcoming soon.

Chester #1

Well, I spent Christmas with my friend and his family. I don't know about any of the rest of them, but I had fun. The first we went on a tour of Chester. It looked like this:

this is a famous clock that I don't remember the name of,
it doesn't tell the time towards Wales or something

the infamous Chester Cathedral

Chester Cathedral again

a window at Chester Cathedral

a street in Chester...from the clock

an ancient Roman wall

the river

a park

a statue in the park, complete with pigeon

The next day we went to Chester Zoo, one of the best in Europe. The bat cave was spectacular. I didn't take many pictures, but here are the highlights:

big kitty

snake. really, it's there.

And those were the first two days. Then came Christmas.