Our luxurious dinner at The Gate ran afterwards than nosotros planned, together with the 4 of us endured a tense subway scheme ride dorsum to Liverpool Street trying to shell the 11pm closing fourth dimension of the identify we'd left our luggage. We made it, alongside minutes to spare together with all piled onto the Colchester develop for a weekend at Kirsten together with Jason's place. Appropriately, we'd somehow picked the weekend of the Colchester Food together with Drink Festival, so nosotros started our weekend wandering the festival inward Lower Castle Park.
Despite our hosts' skepticism, the festival was pumping - the start yoke of tents were filled alongside dozens of stalls filled alongside delectable goodies. Not quite The Borough Market, but a pretty impressive effort.
We made it out of the tent together with into the opened upward spaces of the park, exclusively to stumble onto the bafflingly irrelevant salsa dancing drum band. I withal haven't quite figured out how Brazilian drumming is related to Colchester food, but it was an entertaining distraction regardless.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland has been really form to us weather-wise, together with this was some other gorgeous summertime day, alongside enough of Sun together with a temperature somewhere inward the depression 20s. Perfect weather condition to sit down to a greater extent than or less exterior drinking Pimms. Luckily, somebody was on manus to sell us a delightfully summery jug-full.
After some mid-morning boozing, it seemed appropriate to chase downwards something for lunch. Cindy was intrigued yesteryear the sentiment of 'Masala Chips' at the piffling Indian stall, but at that topographic point was some sort out of delay inward preparation. Luckily, the lady running the stall plied us alongside delicious bhajis spell nosotros waited.
When the chips were ready, they turned out to last aught to a greater extent than than hot chips alongside some sort out of Indian spice mix shaken through them. Quite tasty, but non equally interesting equally we'd hoped. Also: for all the British enthusiasm for chips, we've yet to bring a actually first-class serve of them on our journey. These were a flake undercooked (possibly because nosotros were eating the stall out of bhajis spell nosotros waited).
Next upward were some caprine animal milk icecreams: honeymoon pie for Cindy (butterscotch pieces inward vanilla) together with wood fruits for me. They were much to a greater extent than impressive than the chips, together with nosotros left the nutrient festival pretty happy alongside our morning.
We wandered briefly through Colchester, checking out the Dutch Quarter together with getting our start expect at Colchester's almost famous attraction: the ancient Norman Keep, Britain's largest intact Norman castle, built on the site of the oldest Roman short town inward the UK.
After a brief halt off dorsum at home, Kirsten together with Jason had us on a rider vehicle to Wivenhoe, on the estuary of the river Coln. It's a cute piffling town, a few prissy quondam pubs together with lots of pretty houses along the river's edge.
We went for a stroll along the river upward until nosotros were score alongside Rowhedge, an fifty-fifty prettier town across the river - alas the lack of bridges meant nosotros looked wistfully at it for a spell together with so headed dorsum to Wivenhoe via a quick stroll through a local nature reserve.
We settled inward at a pub alongside heaps of outdoor tables overlooking the H2O together with sat dorsum for a placidity drink. This seemed equally skillful a fourth dimension equally whatever to delineate out our bounty from the nutrient festival: to a greater extent than olives for me, together with a coffee-flavoured brownie for Cindy.
Eventually nosotros dragged ourselves off to the rider vehicle halt together with headed dorsum to Colchester, inward search of adventure. First stop: a mute swan's nest that Jason has been observing waiting for the start sign of cygnets - withal no luck when nosotros wandered by.
Finally, nosotros headed off to the abode of disco-lights together with pounding music: the Colchester Megapin Bowling! The principal aim of the trip was air-hockey - after some problem alongside a dodgy table, nosotros settled inward to a peachy round-robin contest, leaving exclusively i undefeated competitor. Just expect at that technique!
Rather than firm out into the terrifying slow nighttime streets of Colchester (apparently to a greater extent than than one-half the nightclubs bring stripper poles, together with the locals aren't afraid to role them), nosotros took our tired air-hockey arms dorsum to Kirsten together with Jason's identify together with savage into a well-deserved sleep.
Despite our hosts' skepticism, the festival was pumping - the start yoke of tents were filled alongside dozens of stalls filled alongside delectable goodies. Not quite The Borough Market, but a pretty impressive effort.We made it out of the tent together with into the opened upward spaces of the park, exclusively to stumble onto the bafflingly irrelevant salsa dancing drum band. I withal haven't quite figured out how Brazilian drumming is related to Colchester food, but it was an entertaining distraction regardless.The United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland has been really form to us weather-wise, together with this was some other gorgeous summertime day, alongside enough of Sun together with a temperature somewhere inward the depression 20s. Perfect weather condition to sit down to a greater extent than or less exterior drinking Pimms. Luckily, somebody was on manus to sell us a delightfully summery jug-full.After some mid-morning boozing, it seemed appropriate to chase downwards something for lunch. Cindy was intrigued yesteryear the sentiment of 'Masala Chips' at the piffling Indian stall, but at that topographic point was some sort out of delay inward preparation. Luckily, the lady running the stall plied us alongside delicious bhajis spell nosotros waited.When the chips were ready, they turned out to last aught to a greater extent than than hot chips alongside some sort out of Indian spice mix shaken through them. Quite tasty, but non equally interesting equally we'd hoped. Also: for all the British enthusiasm for chips, we've yet to bring a actually first-class serve of them on our journey. These were a flake undercooked (possibly because nosotros were eating the stall out of bhajis spell nosotros waited).Next upward were some caprine animal milk icecreams: honeymoon pie for Cindy (butterscotch pieces inward vanilla) together with wood fruits for me. They were much to a greater extent than impressive than the chips, together with nosotros left the nutrient festival pretty happy alongside our morning.We wandered briefly through Colchester, checking out the Dutch Quarter together with getting our start expect at Colchester's almost famous attraction: the ancient Norman Keep, Britain's largest intact Norman castle, built on the site of the oldest Roman short town inward the UK.After a brief halt off dorsum at home, Kirsten together with Jason had us on a rider vehicle to Wivenhoe, on the estuary of the river Coln. It's a cute piffling town, a few prissy quondam pubs together with lots of pretty houses along the river's edge.
We went for a stroll along the river upward until nosotros were score alongside Rowhedge, an fifty-fifty prettier town across the river - alas the lack of bridges meant nosotros looked wistfully at it for a spell together with so headed dorsum to Wivenhoe via a quick stroll through a local nature reserve.We settled inward at a pub alongside heaps of outdoor tables overlooking the H2O together with sat dorsum for a placidity drink. This seemed equally skillful a fourth dimension equally whatever to delineate out our bounty from the nutrient festival: to a greater extent than olives for me, together with a coffee-flavoured brownie for Cindy.Eventually nosotros dragged ourselves off to the rider vehicle halt together with headed dorsum to Colchester, inward search of adventure. First stop: a mute swan's nest that Jason has been observing waiting for the start sign of cygnets - withal no luck when nosotros wandered by.Finally, nosotros headed off to the abode of disco-lights together with pounding music: the Colchester Megapin Bowling! The principal aim of the trip was air-hockey - after some problem alongside a dodgy table, nosotros settled inward to a peachy round-robin contest, leaving exclusively i undefeated competitor. Just expect at that technique!Rather than firm out into the terrifying slow nighttime streets of Colchester (apparently to a greater extent than than one-half the nightclubs bring stripper poles, together with the locals aren't afraid to role them), nosotros took our tired air-hockey arms dorsum to Kirsten together with Jason's identify together with savage into a well-deserved sleep.
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