Winchester

Or the long walk....

I applied for a job today! Got a call and I may have an interview sometime next week (but we all know what recruitment agents are like).

Decided not to waste the day so we went for a walk around Winchester. As the former capital of England, Winchester is famous for its old and rather lovely cathedral! The walk started just out of the city at an old small hospital known as St. Cross. We then walked along a river into the city and to the cathedral. Having already been inside on a previous visit two years ago we continued walking up a hill to get to the St. Giles lookout. From here we got a pretty fantastic view of the city and what's even more impressive was that the sun was out! It was still absolutely freezing (that is why I am wearing a lovely scarf) but it was nice to see sun.

A short stroll back down the hill and into a pub for a refresher before we continued into the high street to see the Great Hall. As one of the oldest examples of an English drinking hall it was pretty cool. On one of the walls they had hanging what they thought was the round table. But at only 700 years old it is far to young to be the actual one!

It was getting dark and we had about 2kms to walk to get back to the car. This time it was along a rather scary path with hedges either side. Having just watched a couple of Miss Marple and Midsomer Murder movies it was easy to imagine how something bad could befall us.

Luckily we made it back to the car without trouble for the short drive back to Southampton!



Water water everywhere!



Keep off the grass!!



Winchester's most famous citizen, King Alfred



The view from St. Giles' lookout



Duckies!



The lovely river



If you go into the woods tonight you are in for a big surprise!

Incidentally, it appears I have started a trend here in the house. My mate Jules has started a blog as well so head on over to her site and check it out!