Richmond, day 2

I woke up at 8am and went downstairs for my included full English breakfast, which was lovely. I walked up to the marketplace in the snow and went straight to the post office to send my Cambridge application (Reporter?). I then bought a disposable camera from Boots because I couldn’t bear not capturing the snowy beauty around me. Then to the tourist office to see what I could do in winter since the info in my room said most castles and interesting places were only open Thursday to Sunday. The woman told me that the walk to Easby Abbey would be best, because I’d also get great views of the town. I asked about getting tickets to the pantomime the next day at the Georgian Theatre Royal. She pointed out the ticket office across the road and I bought a ticket.

On her advice, I walked up Maison Dieu and got some great photos of the town and then through the snow past some very cold-looking sheep to the Abbey ruins. It was very dramatic with the gravestones and jagged walls in the snow. I got snow in my shoes though, because it was so deep.

I walked back to town on the disused rail line beside the river and back up the hill, where I got fish and chips for lunch (or should I say fesh and cheps?). I then did the castle walk around the walls and looked in a few more shops before retiring gracefully to the guest house to warm up. I went out again to get some Thai for dinner from a lovely lady who worked there.