Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Sunday in RIchmond with Di

 Sunday we took the train to Richmond.  The weather was perfect for a little stroll around town and a nice walk by the river.  We stopped for lunch at a Bavarian restaurant right on the water - sausages and shandies, coming right up!

About a mile down the river is a National Trust site - Ham House.


This is their fire safety plan - these buckets would be filled with sand and hung up out of the way in the back hall.  If a fire broke out they would get them down with a pole and start a human chain, first with the sand and then filled with water.  We looked everywhere....no pole.  Fortunately a fire did not break out while we were there.

They had a little beer tasting in the beer cellar...

 We tried to imagine what it would be like to live in Ham House - first as the Duchess in her bath...
Then as the sad little scullery maid.

 Ta ta!  Come again soon!

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