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Arrival Date: 2023-04-09
Departure Date: 2023-04-14
Accommodation: Mercure Winchester Wessex Hotel
We left home at around 9:30 on Sunday morning, bound for the South of England, arriving in Salisbury at lunch time ready for some food. We stopped in at the Ox Row Inn for a lovely friendly lunch and had a walk around the city.
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Today we learnt that a huge number of the roads around and heading away from Dublin were built in the last 10 years, so according to the satnav in my car we spent most of the day driving through fields! Since it’s Helen’s birthday today, we started by visiting an Inglot shop (a high-end makeup brand) in Ireland’s largest shopping centre (that’s about a quarter of the size of the Trafford Centre for comparison).
Arrival Date: 2013-04-09
Departure Date: 2013-04-11
Accommodation: Novotel, Cardiff Centre
For our short two-night stay in Cardiff for Helen’s birthday, we left on the Tuesday afternoon after lunch, and around 3 hours later we found ourselves in the hotel. The hotel itself was very nice, clean, and professional, it seemed mostly business-oriented, but the minibar was stocked, and the restaurant was inviting, so we were happy.
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Tuesday morning was Helen’s birthday, so we woke up nice and early to unwrap presents. Unfortunately, while pictures were taken, neither of us had put on our make-up, so they’re not suitable for publication. One picture however definitely needs to be shared, which is the birth of Juice Junior:
Arrival Date: 2011-04-08
Departure Date: 2011-04-10
Accommodation: Hilton, Warwick
We drove down to Warwick on the Friday night after work, arriving fairly late to the hotel. After a night-cap in the bar, we pretty much went straight to bed, ready for our adventures in the morning.