Sunday, September 21, 2008
21st Sept. Bangor Mountain.
21st Sept. Bangor Mountain.
What a beautiful morning! Sunshine and crisp air.
First thing this morning we went back to the boot sale on the outskirts of town. Ecky now has more Beanie Babies and I have a few more things to sell.It was pleasant to browse and chat to people.
Despite Ashley feeling a bit wretched with his cold and Ecky still feeling run down after hers, we decided that we would like a walk.We climbed up Bangor Mountain, which is not truly a mountain in fact.The town of Bangor is spread along a valley. The old university building and Roman Camp are on the west side and Bangor Mountain is the high ground on the east side.The road from the bottom of the town to to the top is quite a hill. Ashley and Ekatarina walk up and down to school each day.It was a steep climb up from the High Street through the wooded slopes. At the top there are open spaces with commanding views from rocky outcrops over the town.We could look down upon Orme Road and Ashley's house and across the Menai Strait to Anglesey and Puffin island.We could see the university and the cathedral, looking small down there tucked amongst the shops.From another point we could look across to the mountains of Snowdonia.We came down to a point much nearer the top of the High Street, which we strolled down and back to home.
After lunch Liz came back from her couple of days with her work friend, who has been colouring her hair.We must get a photo.Her curly hair is now deep blue, almost indigo - with a lighter streak at the front.
One of the bargain shops which are springing up in these parts has opened up at the old Kwik-Save at the top of the town.How do they do it? And if it is feasible to be so cheap, then why don't all stores do it?Bill and I walked round, gasping at all the things that were about half the price we can get things at home. Our trolley was filled quite rapidly with basic essentials and a few impulse buys. Basics like toothpaste, denture fixative, kitchen cleaning things, rice cakes etc etc. As these things were obviously due to be used we packed in enough perhaps to keep us going until our next visit..
Well, not rice cakes because I get through a lot of those.
One of the things Ashley bought was a pink net canopy for a young girl's bed. It has butterflies scattered over it. Ecky had always wanted one and it was just £3.99.Since then Bill has fitted it up and she has snuggled down into bed, cocooned in her pink butterfly world.I think Ashley and Liz both need early nights - so I am sure we will be in bed early too.Goodnight.
