To Caerphilly today.
Had to stop off at Tesco first so Kate could print out her photo’s for her Scout photography badge – interesting set up where you just stick your USB stick in and print them out then and there. Our’s came out with a bit too much green on them, probably cheaper than doing them at home, at 30p each.
Caerphilly is only a few miles away, and I had never been there, so a quick drive North brought us to the town. The Morrisons has a massive carpark, so we parked there and had a stroll around the town. It was okay, but nothing special – two parts to it really, and we ventured through both, but it was lunch time so we looked for somewhere to have some nosh – we picked – Wimpy. Yes its still open.
Plenty of space in there, so we sat in the diner chairs which have not changed for 30 years – very very efficient staff, we were asked if we were ready three times before we’d picked up the menu. After what for the staff seemed like ages, we were finally ready – I asked for a chicken toastie – she told me it would take “too long”! She said he’d have to cook the chicken, then mix it with the sauce, then add the cheese, then make the toastie – pretty much what I would expect – but she really did’t want me to have it – so I had a bacon cheese burger. Sian asked for a Tuna toastie, but they had no tuna, so she settled for a cheese and onion one. I had chips and onion rings cos I is greedy…
Foods came in seconds, and it was okay – tasty in fact, and I was stuffed at the end.
After lunch was the main event – cookies from Greggs, then we had a look round the castle. Very impressive – the only thing we didn’t get to have a proper look at was the Great Hall, because there was a wedding going on, although we spied then from an upstairs window. It’s a very impressive castle, and has been refurbed to an extend over the last 100 years. Lots of rooms and heights to see.
Not a bad place Caerphilly, but its done now, and we won’t rush back I don’t think.