Today was my mum's birthday - I always remember those dates. We had another nice Radisson breakfast. We had planned to visit the
Botanic Gardens in Durham, a new feature since my time there. We checked the map and decided to drive as it was quite a way up the hill past Grey College.We got a parking space and met the others in the cafe.
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| The Botanic Gardens in Durham are a recent feature |
Then we walked all round the large park, and saw lots of trees, some quite exotic, and some seasonal flowers. There was a particular display from Japan as well as plants from Australia, USA and so on. We also went inside the glasshouse to see some tropical plants.Afterwards we had another coffee and a cookie in the cafe, in spite of some annoying wasps.
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| Jane and Steve enjoying their meal at Zizzi |
We returned to our hotel for a cold beer and to do the 'i' newspaper crosswords before having a rest. Then we headed to the Premier Inn bar again before walking up to
Zizzi in Saddler Street. I had soup and pizza on a board with some red wine. I chatted to Jane and Alison in particular as well as the others - it takes a while to re-establish contacts and conversations. I also handed out some cards featuring my watercolour of Prebends Bridge. They seemed popular.
Today was my mum's birthday - I always remember those dates. We had another nice Radisson breakfast. We had planned to visit the Botanic Gardens in Durham, a new feature since my time there. We checked the map and decided to drive as it was quite a way up the hill past Grey College.We got a parking space and met the others in the cafe.
