Lincoln Thursday

So I had dinner in the hotel this evening; hadn't had lunch at all except for a pork pie and some water. Evensong was okay but not great.

I think Tino may be up there in the bell tower in the cathedral; I certainly hope so. They are doing a peal, and the men were invited to come up and help out. He wasn't going to go because he's in a snit about the candlelight tour of the cathedral and is annoyed about a couple of other things. But it sounds GREAT from here (my hotel room) with the window open.

Today wasn't very interesting, but was fine. I went down the Steep Hill to the High Street and associated (boring) stores, which now include of course not only a McDonald's, but also a Starbucks. Oh, yes, I was getting tired, and stopped in to Starbucks; in typical American chain fashion, it is (a) air conditioned and (b) has rest rooms. Bought some boring things, too, like socks and another alarm clock. Steep Hill really is steep. Fortunately there is a small bus that does a circuit every 20 minutes for a minimal amount of money, and you can use it to get back up the hill.

There may be something interesting on the telly tonight.

I also passed a couple of very interesting buildings on the way down the hill. Jews House and Jews Houses, which are 12th century buildings generally intact, and are very good examples of prosperous residences in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Hey, two photos, and no disasters...