Me and my duck

Don’t really have much to talk about, its been a pretty quiet week and weekend.  It had been a while since I had a lazy weekend of doing absolutely nothing so I decided to do just that this weekend J Probably not the smartest idea since im in England but hey I have the next 6 months right? 

I did manage to go out on Friday night and that was pretty entertaining.  I met my coworker David and his girlfriend Diana at a local pub for a drink.  We chatted for a while and then went next door to one of the popular bars in Chester, but its more like a club with really loud music.  So loud you are screaming at each other just to have a conversation.  We didn’t do much talking but more people watching.  I was SOO intrigued by the outfits the girls wear out at night.  First off, this is a really old town, complete with roman walls all the way around the city and cobblestone streets everywhere.  Even with the cobblestone, these girls wear sky high heels at night!  It is amazing to watch them walk and not fall everywhere.  Of course, the really drunk ones do but they do that in the states too.  But the strangest thing to me is that these girls wear teeny tiny dresses to the pubs but never bring a coat.  It could be 10degrees outside and that doesn’t matter, they are not wearing a coat.  Me bundled up in a jacket, scarf, cardigan, and jeans definitely stood out.  I believe David said I looked like a kindergarten teacher in comparison to the girls around us.  Apparently girls DO NOT wear jeans out at night either, only skirts and dresses.  Looks like I will be sticking out for the next few months.  It was definitely a fun night of people watching though.  The bar we went to was called Revolution and it’s a prohibition themed bar with the staff dressed in 30’s attire.  Thought the American prohibition seemed to be an odd theme for you bar but it works for them!

Just a portion of the cobblestones

Today I couldn’t bring myself to get out of bed but at about 3, I headed into town to pick up a few things.  I did manage to clean the apartment a little so I wasn’t a total waste of space all day!  I walked around the cathedral and got a few good pictures (see below) and even spent some quality time with a duck.  On my way home, this lady and I saw a duck pretty far from the river.  She had some bread with her so we fed the duck for a while, she was quite cute.  The town is pretty neat, quite a bit of shopping and it’s a big tourist attraction for England and the rest of Europe.  During the weekends, the main square is packed with people.  So much so that it’s hard to maneuver between all the people.  I am always amazed at the number of people.  Come 5pm though, all the people clear out and the shops close.  Learned the hard way that if you need to do shopping you better do it early, or else nothing is open! 

My duck! 

Last random comment…im amazed that even with the cold weather there are BEAUTIFUL daffodils around town.  So bright and colorful, its quite amazing.  Glad to see England isn’t totally dreary J

This is the canal i walk to work on everday, its about a half mile walk, not bad as long as its not too cold.