The final day of our short break in Northern Irleand (apart from a day of travelling tomorrow) saw more visits to National Trust properties. Can't complain because it is a National Trust holiday but I would have liked more history and less gradens. That's only a personal view of course.
Today we started with a visit to the Argory which was built in the 1820s and was the home of the MacGeough–Bondfamily. We had a knowledgeable if rather taciturn guide who pronounced McGeough as McGill rather than McGoff. Perhaps that's the Irish way. I find it quite difficult to get interested in semi historic figures I have never heard of and which don't mean a lot. Didn't have too long to explore the gardens before moving on to our final destination - Rowallane Gardens. problem here was the house was under renovation and the tea rooms were shut. So we had to make do with an ice cream! The gardens consisted of woodland and farmland. Plenty of walking but not of huge interest.
Returned to the hotel and added the following:
So let's wonder once again what the BBC are playing at. Sometime between returning to the hotel room and going for an evening meal I decided to flake out and watch Pointless. It's all very confusing this week. Firstly there was Episode 37 from series six which was then, for some random reason, followed by episode 47 from series four before going back to episode 38 from series six. What kind of sense does that make particularly as the format of the rounds has changed. Shows total disrespect for fans of the show and it's the kind of thing that goes on all too opfen on television - whinge over.
Have just downloaded the Harry Potter series of books from Norfolk Libraries in digital format. My idea is to read through them from book one to book seven!
Today we started with a visit to the Argory which was built in the 1820s and was the home of the MacGeough–Bondfamily. We had a knowledgeable if rather taciturn guide who pronounced McGeough as McGill rather than McGoff. Perhaps that's the Irish way. I find it quite difficult to get interested in semi historic figures I have never heard of and which don't mean a lot. Didn't have too long to explore the gardens before moving on to our final destination - Rowallane Gardens. problem here was the house was under renovation and the tea rooms were shut. So we had to make do with an ice cream! The gardens consisted of woodland and farmland. Plenty of walking but not of huge interest.
So let's wonder once again what the BBC are playing at. Sometime between returning to the hotel room and going for an evening meal I decided to flake out and watch Pointless. It's all very confusing this week. Firstly there was Episode 37 from series six which was then, for some random reason, followed by episode 47 from series four before going back to episode 38 from series six. What kind of sense does that make particularly as the format of the rounds has changed. Shows total disrespect for fans of the show and it's the kind of thing that goes on all too opfen on television - whinge over.
Have just downloaded the Harry Potter series of books from Norfolk Libraries in digital format. My idea is to read through them from book one to book seven!
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