We were successful and then left to catch the bus to Stanley Market to do a bit of shopping. The weather at the moment is wet, and very dark with grey skies and not particularly pleasant.
The double-decker bus trip to
The walk around Stanley Market brought back pleasant memories for us both as we used to wander round the market on a Sunday with two little children clutching our hands before we went to MacDonald’s. This place has changed a lot since then and is much more professional and also more expensive.
We decided to have a snack at a waterfront café and so we sat down and ordered some fried rice with a view of the
We headed back to town and the Hotel but left again for
A final walk back from the restaurant to the Hotel and we stopped to watch a group of quite middle aged men playing football on a hard and wet surface. We think the Goalkeeper our end was about 80.
Walking through the streets at night with all the coloured lights etc is fascinating and we both look back with pleasure at the years that web lived here.