Wow, it's hard to get back into this after a week away! All the little details of what happened on our holiday have faded and I don't want to give you a 'we went here, we did this' run down of the whole thing. Instead, here are some snippets:
Things that particularly amused him: Riding on the Thomas the Tank Engine steam train in Llangollen, chasing chickens and stroking the topiary at Chirk Castle, chasing the cat in the gardens at Plas Newydd, feeding the ducks (including one lonely mandarin) on the River Dee, splashing in a deep puddle and jabbing a stick in it at Valle Crucis Abbey, eating snow at Castell Dinas Bran.
Things that particularly amused me: having a sling to keep little man safe while I unloaded the car, the pottery on display at the tourist information centre in Llangollen, the quilting festival, chocolate and mint fudge, driving up a single-track road with a 25% slope in a blizzard, nice cheese and venison from the Rhug Estate farm shop, watching a narrowboat cross the very narrow and very high Pontcysyllte aqueduct, successfully convincing little man to be gentle with the snowdrops at Chirk Castle.
Things that were less amusing: little man's extremely restless nights, the power repeatedly blowing in the cottage, falling on my arse in the mud with little man on my back (ok, it probably was slightly amusing), the occasional disagreement about the advisability of a small person running round in cafes.
Children running around in cafes, yes. Inadvisable but, as far as I can tell, unavoidable.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had fun! We're going to see Thomas next month, and to be honest, I'm dreading it. Hell is almost certainly other people's kids.
ReplyDeletei love mint chocolate fudge!!
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