Norwich Castle (Oct. 4th)

A great thing about Norwich?  It's such a historical city, and there are so many picturesque views basically everywhere you turn.  I am in photograoher HEAVEN here!  Even just taking the bus to town, there are so many sneaky views that just appear out of nowhere-like how pretty is this church on the bus route??  

I am in love with this place and in awe of its natural beauty and simple sophistication.  There are so many places to explore, both in town, and in the area around campus and the village.  Today, Haley, Rachel, Sarah and I decided to check out Norwich Castle (because yes, there is a castle here!) during the day and do a little exploring downtown.  I've been a few times already with various groupings of people, but there is something new and different every time I go.

Naturally I was really looking forward to going to the castle and exploring around inside.  This is what I was picturing in my head: something like Cinderella's castle combined with a creepy dungeon inside.  I had of course seen the castle from the outside on previous trips into town, and the way it sits up on the hill is really somewhat daunting: 

    

As daddy would say, it's kind of placed up there like "come at me, bro!" 

WELL, once we got inside, it was honestly a bit of a letdown.  I was so sad!  Now, we did get to play dress-up, play in a child-sized castle and play with some blocks.  Turns out, the castle is a very "family friendly" place to visit, shall we say.  Disclaimer though: we didn't really spend much time in the dungeon so that might have made a difference/been interesting to take some time to walk through, but the schedule that day didn't really allow for that.  Sad.  

I feel like maybe we missed something….?  Either that or it's just a whole lot of build-up for not so much satisfaction, which very well could be the case!  Upstairs though we were able to see some great views of Norwich, all the way over to the cathedral (haven't been there yet!) and a nice look at the market area from above.  Like I said, so picturesque.  Another great thing about walking around upstairs?  I stood in the widow areas and was all like, "bow down to me peasants!!"  The Queen was in her element.  

After we left we went into the market area for a little bit and then (shamelessly) picked up some Starbs.  Got to get it while you can, people!  Could this city be any more perfect?  Seriously, every shot I take is like a postcard!  I feel so at home here, and I can't wait to keep exploring.

xx