Direkt zum Hauptbereich

Tea cruise or a chatty afternoon



An afternoon on the river Trent

 
This day started as every other Friday morning with the coffee morning in church. We helped to set up the tables and to serve tea and coffee and afterwards I helped Margret to get back home.
We only had 1 hour at home to refresh ourselves and then J. set off to drive to Nottingham. She had booked a cruise on “The Lady Trent”. That was the name of our boat which had two floors with room for 50 people. 

http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/51/68/2516818_f972fefc.jpg



Our boat trip started at 2 o’clock or rather it should have started then. But because Wendy was late we set off at quarter past 2. But that was not a big problem. The crew was ever so nice and we all waited with cold drinks. It was really hot but when we set off the wind blow through the open windows.
They served a lot of tea and coffee and one could have as many drinks as one liked. Then they served sandwiches with a little bit salad and tomatoes and cucumbers. 


There was a huge variety of sandwiches so everybody liked it a lot. We had a guided tour over the river Trent. The captain explained everything and we came across all the nice brides, the war memorial and the administration building. I sat right next to Doris and that was really interesting because she worked for some years in that building. She is originally from Chesterfield but now she’s living not far away from Nottingham and she worked there for several years so that she knows her way through the city. She also mentioned that her parents took her out to Nottingham when she was younger. There is an “island” on the river Trent which is now totally overgrown but many years ago the island was a beach and the family spent nice, sunny days on it. We also came across many posh flats which are now owned by richer families. It would be really nice to live there a lot of them had a lovely view over the river Trent. 
We also came across nice little private boats. One was outstanding so I took a picture of it.
 
After some time the waitress served fancy cakes for example scones and éclairs. They were filled with a lot of cream and they were really delicious. 


Everybody was filled afterwards but we had a lovely time and a lot of laugther on the boat.
I would recommend it because the crew was so friendly and polite and the food was really good. When you are in a bigger group it is not too expensive and really nice for a sunny afternoon.


Kommentare

Beliebte Posts aus diesem Blog

YORK

A cold but great day in Northern England I once read in my UK travel guide that if you only have the chance to explore one city in the North of England, you should definitely spend one day in York. The city is not only surrounded by a wall but also by two rivers. These are the river Ouse and the river Foss which confluence in York. Because the city has been existing throughout two millenia it has so much to offer. Only one example is York Minister which is the cathedral of the city. York Minister is one of the largest cathedrals in Northern Europe and the Archbishop of York has his seat there. By the way, the title "minister" derives from churches which were established in the Anglo-Saxon period as missionary teaching churches.  We did not go inside (you have to pay a lot to get inside) but we took a look at the cathedral from outside and it really looked stunning. Somehow it reminded me of the Cathedral of Cologne, although...

Manchester, Liverpool and Lyme Park

Dear all, The new year has just started and I must admit I really needed the time off. It felt so good to be back home and I really enjoyed being far away from school and my job. Although I love working with the kids it is sometimes really hard to be so far away from your boyfriend, your family, your friends and your whole life at home. But nevermind. I will tell you about my last trip. So, just before the christmas holidays started I did another trip with my French friend M. Straight afterwards, I did not have time to wrote a travel summary so here it finally is: On our last weekend we took an early train from Lincolnshire to Manchester and stayed the whole weekend in a hostel which was called "Hatters". I must say I cannot really recommend it although it was a recommendation in my travel guide. Although its location was really central, the hostel was very old and run down. But nevertheless, the enjoyed our trip. On Friday we arrived at noon and had lunch in a nice pu...

weekend trip to London

Hi everyone! I thought it would be nice to keep you all updated. While this weekend is more relaxed last weekend was busy and very exciting for me and two of my German friends, who came over to England to spend a weekend with me. We met on Friday in the evening and my train arrived in London at 1 o'clock. Therefore, I had time to check in into our hostel and to fresh up. Afterwards, I went to the Museum of London , which is an interactive Musuem which is close to St. Paul's Cathedral. The musuem is relatively new and it was really good. When I arrived they asked me if I would like to join a guided tour through the musuem which was called "Roman London". I thought "Why not?" and joined the tour. It was really interesting and the female tour guide told London's history in a very entertaining manner. I went outside afterwards and because I had a little more time I went into Topshop and lucky as I am I found a nice skirt and a pretty top. I just love T...