Sunshine!

At long last we've had a lovely sunny weekend on the Paradise Peninsula ..... yes, that's two whole sunny days this year! After a busy day in the garden yesterday, today we decided to head into Chester for a stroll and some lunch. On our way into town we chanced upon two giants limbering up for a little music festival in Northgate that was taking place this afternoon.

They're going to have another outing next weekend, as there's going to be a parade to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee Coronation year.

The Chester tour bus actually had people sitting out on the top deck .... that hasn't happened for a while.

We decided that it was far too nice a day to eat indoors so we headed to a well known high street store to purchase a picnic instead.

Armed with some tasty treats we made our way down to the river to watch the boats go by.

 I love this old bandstand ..... no band there today though.

 After a gentle stroll along the river bank we headed up through Grosvenor Park, which was full of families enjoying the sunshine too, and then came out through a different gate than the one we usually use. To our surprise we found some ruins which we had never seen before.

At first we thought it was something to do with the old city walls, but it was actually the ruins of St. John the Baptist's church dating from 689 A.D. It had been abandoned in the 16th Century, when it had started to collapse, and a new church was built next door.

Then we discovered that the huge tower of the 'new' church had collapsed suddenly in 1881 destroying the porch. It is said that the bang was heard all over Chester. 

What are the chances? 

What are the chances for a few more sunny days this week? Looking at the forecast - very slim- it would seem. Still, we live in hope!