On the surface, this day might seem like a bummer of a day as five different places I went to were closed, but I still had a lovely day of exploring…
Sir Walter Scott’s courthouse…
Reading Sir Walter Scott’s journal in Waverley Castle…

Headed out first to Lytham, then up to stay for a few days at Thurnham Hall - part of the building dates to the 13th century, but most was built in the 17th century.

After a lovely night in a pretty little old hotel... ...and after getting yet another covid test... It was time to fly from Manchester to Ljubljana via Frankfurt... I wondered at first about my grey dessert - turn out to be a delicious chocolate covered creamy thing... yum... View from…