England Diaries: Day 20

My First Castle!

Today has been an absolutely exciting day. It started a little shaky and a little rainy. I always get a shock of cold air the first few minutes I step outside the door. I really should get out more and get used to the cold air. As soon as we got to Bolsover Castle, it started to rain. Good job Maddie works in the castle and she gave us a couple of brollys, but James only took one. We both hate carrying umbrellas, but we had to. But unfortunately, as soon as we left the stables, the sun decided to shine on us. And it did shine like it never shone upon England before, or since I have been here anyway. But inside the castle, it does not really make a difference that it is sunny outside because it is freezing inside! So cold that they had to put heating on in some rooms of the castle.

It's such a wonderful experience. I never thought I'd see a real castle. It's something we don't have at home, so to me, it's really extra-ordinary. I couldn't help but wonder how it was like four hundred years ago. I especially like the Star Chamber, it has been refurnished but they did a really great job on it. Most of the Bolsover Castle has been preserved to it's original state. I really love the ruins. It's an amazing experience and to share it with James just makes it really special.

But, it wouldn't be a perfect Wack n Spack Day if something didn't go wrong. On our way home, we got stuck in the traffic queue for an hour because there had been an accident and when I thought we were going to drive past the scene scared me. I am not good at handling situations where someone is hurt, even if it's someone I do not know. I think it must have been a big crash because there were two fire engines and a lot of coppers blocking the way. An hour later, the bus driver finally decided to turn around and we got lost around this little dodgy area, but eventually found our way to Chesterfield :-)

I cooked spaghetti and meatballs for tea, and chocolate cake for pudding, and made tuna salad for James if he wants a little snack before we go to bed. We are going to watch some Grey's Anatomy now, he's into it and I am into watching his face turn from blank to expressive. I know exactly when he is going to make a face because I have seen all the episodes he is watching now.. It's my DVD :-)

So, that's my day. Oh I forgot to mention that my highlight of the day is walking to Sainsbury's in my dainty black and white high heeled stiletto without my toenail hurting! I gotten so used to trainers though, but I don't want to be. Take a wild guess.