Visit to Leicester

Thursday 19^th July

We are off to Leicester, Patrick is coming with us but Pat will stay on board with Poochie.

King Richard's Tomb

Clock Tower

Leicester Cathedral

What a Chair!

Rat Poison Seller

The Broom Seller

The Egg Seller

We walked back under the bridge came down the road to the bus stop.  It is about an hours journey on the bus.  We had looked on line to see how much the fare was, so when we got on the bus we said two zone two day riders which was £4.20 each, first the buys driver said it was £5.60 each, we said no we wanted zone two, then he said there is a cheaper fare, a family ticket which is for two adults and up to three children, it is usually £12 but as the school holidays have already begun up here, they drop the fare to £7, so we got that what a bargain and really good of him to tell us.

The Fish Monger

The Ribbon Seller

The Lamp Lighter

When we got to Leicester, we stopped off for a coffee then made our way to Leicester Cathedral via The Lanes which is the old part of Leicester and went inside for a wander around.  It is really nice and this is where King Richard III was finally laid to rest.  The Cathedral is really interesting and a good place to visit.

The Washer Woman

The Sweet Seller

In the Cathedral gardens there was a theatrical group enacting the forgotten crafts of Paris, the Ribbon Seller, the Fishmonger, the Lamp Lighter to name a few, it was brilliant, they were in wonderful costumes and came alive to music.  We spent ages just watching them, they were brilliant.

Leicester Market

We then walked to Leicester Fruit and Veg market and there is also now a Food Hall selling meat and cheese.  We bought a few things then went to get our fruit and veg, its a great market and everything is really cheap.

We did a bit more shopping then made our way to the bus station to get the bus back.  We had a good day in Leicester, its a very nice city but very busy.

We walked back to the canal and back to our boats.  We are staying here again tonight then chugging off tomorrow.