Thursday, 9 September 2021

Got the exploring bug!

This morning we had some very heavy rain downpours but it cleared up after a while to be another nice day. The Ringtons’s man came today, hasn’t been for a month, and at last the 500 piece jigsaw I ordered months ago arrived. It is double sided! One side has a picture of the tin it came in and the other side is a lovely picture with an old fashioned Ringtons delivery vehicle!
Despite the rain I went into Hull again as I had a special offer voucher which ran out in a couple of days. Actually the weather cheered up and no rain while I was out. Before going to Boots for the offer I decided to make my way to the other end of town to the Minster. This very attractive building when I was almost there.
There are wet paving areas in front of the Minster and the pigeons were loving it, the reflections were good too!


A picture before I went in.
Quite a few from inside, no explanations needed.






One more shot from a different angle as I was leaving.
This was an interesting restaurant/bar, encouraging people to play chess!
I had passed a veterans charity sh that had a free museum inside. A lot of WW1 and some WW2, another batch of pics!




A couple of gents in there to answer questions and tell stories to add perspective to the exhibits. I bought a book called  ‘Corky’s War’, it is about a young man who became a stretcher bearer in WW1 and he kept diaries. He gave them to a friend before his death and he wrote the book using his actual entries. He was a Hull man and I have started it, he is just going to be posted.
I walked back to Boots which is near the bus station and had a welcome cup of tea. From where I was sitting the large vehicle looked like it had a leaded windscreen!
On the bus on the way home we stopped by a sign that I had hoped we would at some point, really wanted to take a photo, you will see why!
So, another day of pounding the streets, very enjoyable too.
May start the jigsaw tonight, then again may just fall asleep!




























2 comments:

  1. Well another day gallivanting and exploring. Lots of great pics again. I do like taking pics in and out of churches, minsters etc myself. They are recalling interesting and lend themselves to some great photos. I like the reflections you got in the wet paving too. You do keep your eyes open for picture opportunities. A lot of people miss them, including me. The little museum looked very good for a freebie. Nice to have people on hand to give explanations and stories too. The book sounds good, so you should enjoy that. The funeral directors sign is funny, I can see why you wanted that one 😊
    Another great day, and lots of steps! You’ll be totally worn out soon. A day of rest tomorrow?
    Bet you did start the jigsaw. Hope the pieces aren’t too tiny 😄

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  2. Another enjoyable day, may even get a bit fitter, more likely fit to drop!
    No jigsaw, yet, relaxing with a cat on my lap.

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