What I did on my Holidays …………… 3

As I was to be bunny sitting here for a couple of weeks I made my mind up to visit places I hadn't be to before or not been to for along time. So on Monday I decided to go to the Castle Museum I honestly don't remember the last time I was there. I got the Bus into town then as it was getting near dinnertime I decided to look for somewhere to eat. Every where seemed very expensive but as I walked a bit out of the centre I found a cafe which seemed ok. Only seemed though, when I went up to the counter I was ignored by a young woman cleaning it. Another customer came in she went straight to serve them still ignoring me. Eventually I got served and made my second mistake of the morning. I ordered roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. Why a mistake ? When it arrive its was sliced dried up beef swimming in gravy with a minuet Yorkshire pud and a few new potatoes no other veg. While I struggled through my meal two young boys came in, the waitress tried to tell them to leave as they were alone just as their mother arrived. They all sat down and ordered. Then the Women got her phone out and carried out a loud conversation it was like something from the Jeremy Kyle show. She had he husband arrested for attacking her. Then an older woman came in with ,I think her son, and they started talking loudly about his marriage and how he should have divorced her earlier. What exciting lives people lead. I decided I like boring

Anyway enough of that onward to the castle museum . I didn’t take any pics in there but here's a couple I took on the way.

I spent a few hours in the museum starting in the area where the “street” is. This was what stuck in my mind from when I was there years ago. The room settings we very interesting too and didn't take much imagination to imagine using the rooms. Was a bit worrying though when the Vax they had in one part was the same model as one I still use. Then coming to the 50’s room it didn't look that much different to the back room with my then boyfriend when i first left home. Made me feel old LOL.

Was about to feel even older as I went across to the other side of Museum that hadn't been open last time I was there. The military bit was fairly interesting and dealt in the main with the civil war, which isn't that surprising as a lot of it happened in these parts. There there was a toy part. Brought back lots of memories toys and games I either had or my friends had, a magic robot that answered quiz questions, spriograph the original Denys Fisher ones. Paper dressing up dolls Lego and Mecca no. Away from the magic of the toys and out in the sunshine to what had been the exercise yard of the prison. That was marked out with things like hopscotch and other old street games. There was a way to get out of city walls from there.

Looking back from the passage to the other side of the wall. This leads to the river and an old

mill there.

After a sit down looking at river for a while I went back in and looked out the 60’s exhibition. Yet again full of stuff from my youth sounds as well this time coming from an old juke box. Cindy Doll in a case with the same clothes I had for mine. Screens with old footage on them.Lots to look at an old scooter too. At the far end of the room holding the exhibits there are some big doors with a big sign warning the door is alarmed. There I was minding me own business looking at a “watch with mother” clip and the alarm went off. There’s always one LOL. A guy had decided that alarm wasn't meant for him and pushed it any way. No real harm done apart from me wishing I had put brown trousers on because I nearly jumped out of my skin. Then it was time to go into the dungeon cells. A fastinating insight into prison life. Projected actors telling the stories of the inmates of the cells.

All in all an enjoyable day out.