Riverside Festival

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Well, today was back into Nottingham for the Riverside Festival. We arrived around lunchtime and the weather was not looking great. But we ventured off and first took in the Grand Organs from the early 1900s. There were about 10 of them, they are kind of hard to describe but each of them plays its own music and seemed to be powered by its own steam engine. They were really cool anyways. Then on to the Children's Festival within the larger festival. It was really well done! There were about 8 different large areas (crafts, story time, octopus centre - games, etc, Pokeman Village which Russell loved, drumming centre, yoga/tai chi centre, clay sculpture area, giant connect 4 game!, dance performances, and more! Sadly it started to rain but this didn't stop the festivities! The kids areas were all under massive tents! We kept busy for a couple of hours here. Then we headed off to a pub to meet up with someone but she failed to show up. So, we took the opportunity to walk to Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem (the oldest pub in England at 800 years old! where we enjoyed some pints and chips. Actually, when we walked in, Nigel approached the bar and said "We'd like to sit at Uncle Paul's table" and the kind gentleman nodded and led us directly to Table 52! Then hiked back to the festival to take in a few more activities. Then we came home, changed into dry things, and back out to another pub - this one very close by - called the Plough Inn at Stathern. Enjoyed curry and a pint for the adults and the kids dug into some pizza and chips. The owner's dog Maxwell, a very large Otterhound, was lying asleep in front of the bar when we arrived. Very funny! We must be starting to acclimatize - we hit 2 pubs in one day!!

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Photos

Lori the farmer girl
Me heading out to chicken duties!

Grand Organ
This is one of the Grand Organs from the festival

Yoga class
Lori and the kids taking a yoga class

Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
Pints at the oldest pub in England (800 years old!)

Toasting Uncle Scott
This beer was called Old Trip

Rachel Russell and Picachou
In Pokemon Village

Maxwell
The resident dog at The Plough Inn at Stathern laying by the bar when we walked in but booted out to the hall while we ate!