What another great day today. A day free from work and time spent with the family at home and in Salisbury. We started the day off with me cooking us all a hearty English breakfast of bacon, eggs, tomatoes, kidneys, black pudding and fried bread. David thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to eat "an English" with the children having bacon and fried bread. Andrea and Sara went for the healthier option of fruit and yoghurt although Sara did try the kidneys and black pudding. We then raced into Salisbury to the cathedral where we were to join a tour of the tower at 11.00 a.m. We needn't have rushed as the tour did not start until 11.15 a.m. Our tour guide was Anne Harries who proved to be an excellent guide. We climbed the spiral staircase to the triforum and then along to the roof space above the nave ending at the tower clock level at 12 noon in time to hear the chimes from the bells in the floor above. We then ascended a wooden encaged spiral staircase up to the bell chamber where we saw the bells strike the half-hour; we then ascended to the base of the spire by another similar staircase. At the base we were able to look up inside the spire - a fantastic sight as we could see clearly how the spire was held in place by a series of wooden beams configured like an out-turned umbrella. We could just see the light from the weather door. We then went out onto the parapets by three separate doors to view the vista of the city beneath us and to take several photographs. The one looking down Castle Street is displayed in this blog. We came back down much quicker than we went up as the guide had stopped frequently on our ascent to show us or tell us something. We looked around the cathedral's interior once back down on terra firma and went into the bookshop from which there is a great view of the spire. It was very hot by now and so we decided to quench our thirst in the Hsaunch of Venison before having pasties at Reeves and looking around the market. Tom and I went to Eades to get him a new pair of spikes as he is runnig for the school at Charlton Atheltic's ground in London tomorrow. After a coffee at Starbucks we returned to the cars at the cathedral and went back to Winterlsow. Tonight, Susan looked after the children whilst Sara, David, Andrea and I went to Anooka's, the fantastic Indian restaurant in Fisherton Street. We had an excellent meal which Andrea paid for. It rounded off a perfect day. Now to bed.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Aspirations Reached
What another great day today. A day free from work and time spent with the family at home and in Salisbury. We started the day off with me cooking us all a hearty English breakfast of bacon, eggs, tomatoes, kidneys, black pudding and fried bread. David thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to eat "an English" with the children having bacon and fried bread. Andrea and Sara went for the healthier option of fruit and yoghurt although Sara did try the kidneys and black pudding. We then raced into Salisbury to the cathedral where we were to join a tour of the tower at 11.00 a.m. We needn't have rushed as the tour did not start until 11.15 a.m. Our tour guide was Anne Harries who proved to be an excellent guide. We climbed the spiral staircase to the triforum and then along to the roof space above the nave ending at the tower clock level at 12 noon in time to hear the chimes from the bells in the floor above. We then ascended a wooden encaged spiral staircase up to the bell chamber where we saw the bells strike the half-hour; we then ascended to the base of the spire by another similar staircase. At the base we were able to look up inside the spire - a fantastic sight as we could see clearly how the spire was held in place by a series of wooden beams configured like an out-turned umbrella. We could just see the light from the weather door. We then went out onto the parapets by three separate doors to view the vista of the city beneath us and to take several photographs. The one looking down Castle Street is displayed in this blog. We came back down much quicker than we went up as the guide had stopped frequently on our ascent to show us or tell us something. We looked around the cathedral's interior once back down on terra firma and went into the bookshop from which there is a great view of the spire. It was very hot by now and so we decided to quench our thirst in the Hsaunch of Venison before having pasties at Reeves and looking around the market. Tom and I went to Eades to get him a new pair of spikes as he is runnig for the school at Charlton Atheltic's ground in London tomorrow. After a coffee at Starbucks we returned to the cars at the cathedral and went back to Winterlsow. Tonight, Susan looked after the children whilst Sara, David, Andrea and I went to Anooka's, the fantastic Indian restaurant in Fisherton Street. We had an excellent meal which Andrea paid for. It rounded off a perfect day. Now to bed.
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