Europe 2004 Day 7

Today Trevor had the day off, so after breakfast we headed off into Bury again, so he could show me around instead of my aimless wanderings of yesterday. As it turned out, I had done fairly well for myself. What was cool is that Wednesdays and Saturdays are market days in Bury, so there were market stalls in the streets today. It was very fun, we got a bag of very small donuts made hot and fresh right in front of us, 10 for 1 pound.

We poked around a lot of the market stalls and stores. He showed me the local brewery, and in general gave me a better idea of my orientation in the town centre. Soon, however, he was off to do his thing, so I went back to the Abbey Gardens and explored a bit more. The ruins are really quite extensive and it is amazing to imagine the great Abbey that was once there. In addition, it is quite a nice park and I sat for a while near the River Lark with the ducks.

I headed back to Trevor's after a time and he soon joined me. We had leftovers for dinner, poked around for a bit, then headed down to some of the local pubs. We visited the Ipswich Arms, the Linden Tree, and the Rising Sun. Each pub had a different character, but I could see how they were so popular and an important part of the British social makeup. It was also great that each of these pubs (and several more) were within easy walking distance of Trevor's house. My favorite pub was the Linden Tree.

At the Rising Sun, we decided that I would go for my first drive tonight, since I had only had one ale. We came back and I hopped in the right side of the car, and immediately reached in all the wrong places for the seatbelt, then the shifter, so on... Eventually I got going and went for a drive around central Bury a bit, then farther out through several roundabouts to the "supercenter", which is simply a supermarket. I then navigated safely home, without having run into anything. It was certainly different, and I'd like to try again. I suppose it might come in handy someday?

January 21, 2004 11:59 PM

Comments (1)

01/21: Kelley said:

Look, Bill had an ale!