Winchester and Guildford

As a family we ventured over to a town called Winchester this past weekend. Some say it was the Roman capital here before London, others say a capital roved around. Either way, it's another great town with a vibrant shopping area. Especially around Christmas, it's market is fantastic.

We noticed jewellery, chocolate, food and toys. There was a butcher at a market stand right in the centre of town, he seemed very popular. One of the hanging meats seemed really hard to look at, we had no idea what it was. 

We ate Italian food for lunch, then stopped for tea and coffee. Our youngest daughter enjoyed jumping in puddles and the "castle". I think there is a castle, but she was referring to Guild Hall which does look like a castle, with a nice clock at the front. There's a nice rushing river or creek that runs through town, reminded us of a lazy river. 

On Sunday we drove over to our old friendly town of Guildford. Still such a great place. Our fav restaurant is closed from 1 Jan to 14 Jan, which is interesting because we can't imagine any US restaurant closing for two weeks? Guildford always seems to have great musicians in town, which brings a jubilant feel to the cobblestone shopping area.

We ate at another fav of ours called Giraffe. The service at this particulate restaurant is quite good. Overall, we've been here less than a week and it's beginning to feel like home all over again.