A horse! My kingdom for a horse!
Jul. 19th, 2016 01:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
luckykaa"We should go out somewhere" says ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
flickums, "take advantage of the weather".
I look at the interwebs. Throw out Bosworth Field as a suggestion.
"I've wanted to go there for years" says flickums.
So we arrive. Holly the evil satnav tries to send me past it but this time I realise I should follow the signs. We park. We pay. We display. We look in the gift shop. Those people who make the wooden rulers with kings and queens of England on must be pleased they haven't had to redesign for over 60 years. Then we join the tour.
There was an opportunity to carry the sword. Flickums' hand shot up so she won! Then we were given the tour. I was given the job of Richard III. Flick was nominated as Henry Tudor. Our guide explained the context of the battle and a bried background of the history. Apparently we don't quite know exactly where the battle happened. When the centre was opened, there was one idea, but these days there are other idea. Of course, the area with several cannonballs is probably a good contender. We went further to a point where we could see where the battle probably actually happened.
Other roles were doled out. One couple refused to be the Stanleys (nobody likes them. They decided to wait tuntil the end of the battle, and pick the winning side), and we staged a reenactment of the battle.Henry Tudor wins.
Returned to the centre. Had foods. They were a little light on the summer food. Flick had the roast beef, and I had the steak and onion pie. Would have preferred something lighter.
We didn't want to splash out on the vistors centre. We instead decided to see the falconry display. The one we liked the look of was at 4:00 and it was only around 2:30 so I suggested zipping to a preserved railway nearby and do train geeking. Flickums seemed happy to come along. We were there in time for a train but I was disappointed that it was a diesel railcar and not a steam train! Still, it was nice to hang round the station.
We returned and saw birdies. The falconry display woman seemed a little disorganised, but we bought tickets and after she got the birds, we saw the display and saw birds rip their food to pieces, and generally saw them fly and hunt lures. It was nice to see.
flickums, "take advantage of the weather".I look at the interwebs. Throw out Bosworth Field as a suggestion.
"I've wanted to go there for years" says flickums.
So we arrive. Holly the evil satnav tries to send me past it but this time I realise I should follow the signs. We park. We pay. We display. We look in the gift shop. Those people who make the wooden rulers with kings and queens of England on must be pleased they haven't had to redesign for over 60 years. Then we join the tour.
There was an opportunity to carry the sword. Flickums' hand shot up so she won! Then we were given the tour. I was given the job of Richard III. Flick was nominated as Henry Tudor. Our guide explained the context of the battle and a bried background of the history. Apparently we don't quite know exactly where the battle happened. When the centre was opened, there was one idea, but these days there are other idea. Of course, the area with several cannonballs is probably a good contender. We went further to a point where we could see where the battle probably actually happened.
Other roles were doled out. One couple refused to be the Stanleys (nobody likes them. They decided to wait tuntil the end of the battle, and pick the winning side), and we staged a reenactment of the battle.
Returned to the centre. Had foods. They were a little light on the summer food. Flick had the roast beef, and I had the steak and onion pie. Would have preferred something lighter.
We didn't want to splash out on the vistors centre. We instead decided to see the falconry display. The one we liked the look of was at 4:00 and it was only around 2:30 so I suggested zipping to a preserved railway nearby and do train geeking. Flickums seemed happy to come along. We were there in time for a train but I was disappointed that it was a diesel railcar and not a steam train! Still, it was nice to hang round the station.
We returned and saw birdies. The falconry display woman seemed a little disorganised, but we bought tickets and after she got the birds, we saw the display and saw birds rip their food to pieces, and generally saw them fly and hunt lures. It was nice to see.
