{"id":5609,"date":"2011-07-04T09:18:32","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T13:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/?p=5609"},"modified":"2011-07-04T09:18:32","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T13:18:32","slug":"mom-and-my-uk-adventure-pt-11-chester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/?p=5609","title":{"rendered":"Mom and my UK adventure &#8211; pt 11 &#8211; Chester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After work on Tuesday, we visited the town of Chester located in the County of Cheshire (and, yes, we did stop at a pub called the Cheshire Cat).  Chester has a lot of black\/white Tudor buildings and lots of shopping.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5633\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5633\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5633\" title=\"UK-Chester01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester01.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester01-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots of rain when we arrived.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5632\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5632\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5632\" title=\"UK-Chester02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester02.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester02-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There were shops along the second floor of the buildings, which is where we stopped for tea.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5631\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5631\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5631\" title=\"UK-Chester03\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester03.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester03-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While having tea, a tour group gathered under us and photograhed people drinking tea! <\/p><\/div>\n<p>We went to the Dewa Roman Experience, which has archaeological remains and relics. In 1991 remains were discovered, and the excavations remain open for public viewing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5630 alignleft\" title=\"UK-Chester04\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester04.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester04-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5628 alignnone\" title=\"UK-Chester05\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester05.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester05-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5629\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5629\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5629 \" title=\"UK-Chester06\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester06.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester06-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of the excavations left open to the public.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Once we were outside, the skies cleared.  After walking around the shopping area, we went to Chester Cathedral.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5627\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5627\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5627\" title=\"UK-Chester07\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester07.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester07-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5626\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5626\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5626\" title=\"UK-Chester08\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester08.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester08-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5625 alignleft\" title=\"UK-Chester09\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester09.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester09-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5624 alignnone\" title=\"UK-Chester10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester10.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester10-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5613\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5613\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5613\" title=\"UK-Chester21\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester21.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester21-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chester Cathedral<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5623 alignnone\" title=\"UK-Chester11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester11.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester11-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5622 alignnone\" title=\"UK-Chester12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester12.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester12-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5621 alignnone\" title=\"UK-Chester13\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester13.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester13-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5620 alignnone\" title=\"UK-Chester14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester14.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester14-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5619 alignnone\" title=\"UK-Chester15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester15.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester15-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5618 alignnone\" title=\"UK-Chester16\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester16.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester16-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5617 alignnone\" title=\"UK-Chester17\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester17.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester17-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5614 alignnone\" title=\"UK-Chester18\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester18.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester18-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5616\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5616\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5616\" title=\"UK-Chester19\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester19.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester19-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5615\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5615\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5615\" title=\"UK-Chester20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester20.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester20-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_5612\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 445px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5615\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5612 \" title=\"UK-Chester22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester22.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester22-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_5610\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 445px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5615\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5610    \" title=\"UK-Chester23\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester23.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester23-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me and Derry.<\/p><\/div>\n<dl id=\"attachment_5612\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 445px;\">\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Mom at the remains of a Roman Amphitheather.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5611\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5611\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5611\" title=\"UK-Chester24\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester24.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UK-Chester24-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After work on Tuesday, we visited the town of Chester located in the County of Cheshire (and, yes, we did stop at a pub called the Cheshire Cat). Chester has a lot of black\/white Tudor buildings and lots of shopping. We went to the Dewa Roman Experience, which has archaeological remains and relics. In 1991 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5609"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5666,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5609\/revisions\/5666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}