I moved into Swan and slept better. Read in bed till 8am. The shower in our room, Kingfisher, was only lukewarm. For breakfast we had coffee, muesli, raspberries, blueberries and Greek yogurt, plus boiled egg and toast. Both Joan and Sarah felt unwell so Laura, Richard and I decide to visit
Derby, which has bigger shops.
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| The charming village of Tissington |
We parked at the
Westfield Centre and headed to Marks and Spencer where I bought a top, two T-shirts, a scarf and some colourful earrings. Richard chose some new trousers - very adventurous. We also bough a newspaper, two magazines and a SIM card for Matthew's phone. Laura thought she knew a deli for lunch but it had become an Italian place, where we had lunch anyway. I just had caprese salad, after all the previous excesses.
On our return, it had brightened up and so we all drove to the nearby village of
Tissington. It was very pretty with nice little shops, a church and the Hall. Laura bought some jam. We saw the well where they hold well-dressing contests. It was nice to be out in the countryside.
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| Waiting for drinks in the pub at Ashbourne |
Back in Ashbourne, we had a drink in the local pub and then dinner in the
Chinese restaurant, the Dragon's Nest. We all enjoyed our shared dishes of dim sum, duck with pancakes, chicken, beef and vegetables with noodles. I seem to be getting a nasty cold.
