So... another day, another city

Hello!! Well, our plans for Saturday were changed, as the person we were supposed to be meeting, a friend of a friend, was sick. Pity, but it worked out well. Scott and I got on the tube in the morning with one thing in mind - getting on a train and getting out of London for the day! And we decided where to go when we arrived at the station. We decided on Norwich.

So, on the train we consulted the travellers' bible - the Lonely Planet Guide.

We arrived, grabbed some food and a map and set off. We found the castle, which was built by the Normans. It was great, the architecture was like the Tower of London. Inside there was a museum, which was really well done. There was information that described the different uses the castle had had over the years. It was used as a prison for some years as well. And in WWII, it resumed its defensive role.

Then we wandered around a bit more, and jumped on the train. Oh, I forgot to mention something. When we had lunch, we had it in a pub. I mention this because, it was there that I borrowed a phone book. Why, you may ask? Well, in 1829 a man by the name of Thomas Dyball was convicted of house robbery and was sentenced to tranportation. Hence us being in Norwich in the first place. I looked up the phone book just out of curiosity to see how many Dyballs were in there. There were a total of 20-25 entries.

So yes, there you have it. Our day yesterday.

Today we met up with my fourth cousins. How many of you reading this know your fourth cousins? Not many I dare say! But when going overseas, all kinds of wonderful relatives are found. :-)

I am off to Belgium on Wednesday. I have no work this week, so I decided to go and visit another wonderful relative. His name is Armand and he is 85ish. He is lovely I am told, so I want to meet him as soon as possible. I will be planning a trip to Hungary soon too. There is a new airline called Wizz Air. It's such a great name, because I can take a Wizz all the way from London to Budapest!! :-D hehe

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