Daughter Sara and younger grandson Josh, arrived at Norwich Airport on Sunday the 22, having spent two nights in Amsterdam so that Josh could experience a country where English was not the native language. They had a very packed and enjoyable full day and a half, including a river trip and a swing which launched them into space over the side of a skyscraper !
Food seems to have played a large part in the enjoyment,
especially Josh's giant crepe with strawberries and chocolate sauce.
And tomato free pizza.........I'm sure that shouldn't be called pizza. First time I've met someone who dislikes tomatoes.
Not many photos of Sara as she is the photographer.
Their unexpected - and much appreciated - visit is in order to join us in celebrating my birthday on August 3. They've been in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia for 13 years this August, first time back in the UK for them. Older grandson Harry is at work and Mike is at home looking after the animals - and is also at work. I haven't seen them for four years, apart from Facetime, which is when we last visited Aus.
Food seems to have played a large part in the enjoyment,
especially Josh's giant crepe with strawberries and chocolate sauce.
And tomato free pizza.........I'm sure that shouldn't be called pizza. First time I've met someone who dislikes tomatoes.
Not many photos of Sara as she is the photographer.
Their unexpected - and much appreciated - visit is in order to join us in celebrating my birthday on August 3. They've been in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia for 13 years this August, first time back in the UK for them. Older grandson Harry is at work and Mike is at home looking after the animals - and is also at work. I haven't seen them for four years, apart from Facetime, which is when we last visited Aus.
Both of them have spent much of this very hot 30C + week driving around so that Sara could visit old haunts, show Josh her memories and socialising with close friends who live in the Beccles area. Her godchildren are now 22 and 25 years old !
One of the week's highlights for me was lunch at the Gunton Arms, which is situated on a deer park between North Walsham and Thorpe Market. We'd heard of it through friends but never visited ourselves.
We were seated in this room very near the blazing log fire !!!!!! when it was 30c+ outside.
We requested a change of table and were re-located to the one shown here under the copulating dinosaur painting back right.
A less than flattering photo of Sara but it shows the dinosaurs - not noticed until I downloaded the pics.
I don't use my phone to take photos.........I tried it out and kept my finger on too long.
A partial shot of the menu - taken by accident !
We had a very well cooked meal and a most enjoyable couple of hours. We all ate something different of course. Sara had cod cheek, Pam a steak burger, Josh a Sirloin steak and me a Lamb shank. Sara was the only one who eschewed dessert, replacing it with a soya milk latte. Pam raved about her Kent cherry and almond tart and, Josh loved his strawberry cheesecake. I had two scoops of a delicious chocolate icecream.
We leave for a barn conversion on the Gower peninsula, South Wales to-morrow (Saturday).
One of the week's highlights for me was lunch at the Gunton Arms, which is situated on a deer park between North Walsham and Thorpe Market. We'd heard of it through friends but never visited ourselves.
We were seated in this room very near the blazing log fire !!!!!! when it was 30c+ outside.
We requested a change of table and were re-located to the one shown here under the copulating dinosaur painting back right.
A less than flattering photo of Sara but it shows the dinosaurs - not noticed until I downloaded the pics.
I don't use my phone to take photos.........I tried it out and kept my finger on too long.
A partial shot of the menu - taken by accident !
We had a very well cooked meal and a most enjoyable couple of hours. We all ate something different of course. Sara had cod cheek, Pam a steak burger, Josh a Sirloin steak and me a Lamb shank. Sara was the only one who eschewed dessert, replacing it with a soya milk latte. Pam raved about her Kent cherry and almond tart and, Josh loved his strawberry cheesecake. I had two scoops of a delicious chocolate icecream.
We leave for a barn conversion on the Gower peninsula, South Wales to-morrow (Saturday).
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