Susan had a dilemma. She is going to be a bridemaid for her best friend and although they had picked out the dresses, she needed to buys some silver shoes. Bangor does not have many shoe shops, so she decided to have a shopping trip to Chester. I really wasn't looking forward to a day being dragged around the shops, but I knew that Susan was hoping to do some exploring and didn't want to be shopping all day. We got an early-ish train and arrived in Chester around 10am. The train station is a bit of a walk away from the main shopping area, and Susan hadn't been here for years, so she did what I would do and followed everyone else leaving the station! We soon found signs to follow and spent most of our time walking around admiring the architecture and not actually looking at potential shoe shops! When we got onto the main street, I heard a chuckle from Susan - she explained that her only memory of Chester was the Eastgate Clock and a Disney store beside it, which is exactly what she saw! I was so keen to go up to the clock and walk the city walls, but we had to do shopping first.
Thankfully, Susan isn't that keen on shopping either, and she only need to visit three shops before she found the pair that she liked, and could walk in! Even better - they were in the sale, so she had some pennies left over to spoil me!
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| One day, I might bring Susan to the races |
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| Watching the birds on the river |
We visited the Cathedral, then went on a boat ride along the river. I enjoyed watching the birds and Susan was keen to spot something rare (unfortunately, only swans, ducks and gulls on show). For some reason, Susan didn't want to buy a map of Chester, so we figured we would follow the river for a bit. It took us around the back of the city, and came out at the Racecourse! Susan was joking that she should have bought a hat and dressed smarter, but they weren't racing - in fact there weren't any horses to be found, even in the stables.
We walked under the railway bridge and found the city walls, which we walked around until we got to Eastgate and I could have my photo with the clock!
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| Finally! She made me wait all day for this photo! |
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| Well...? |
When we got home, Susan thought it would be a good idea to practice wearing her shoes around the house. I thought it was hilarious watching her totter around in the heels, but she managed reasonably well for someone who doesn't wear heels at all, even going up and down stairs, outside on the path and on the kitchen tiles too! When we went downstairs for dinner, I couldn't resist trying them on to see what all the fuss was about - obviously not my size, but I think Sruffy likes them!
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