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โ˜€๏ธ #28 The Blind Sightseers “Escape The Lockdown” With Distant Memories: “Matlock Bath”๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

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Wow what a cruise! I hope youโ€™re enjoying this trip down memory lane?ย 

ย ๐Ÿš ย Before we head off back to the sunshineโ€ฆHere is a trip in the UK, lol! ย ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งย โ˜”๏ธย ๐Ÿ˜€ย 

After travelling up to Derby and spending the day with โ€œOur Friends The Wigley Familyโ€ย ย Sunday came and we woke up to a lovely view over Derby.

Hotel Room View overlooking a road and a landscape

โ‡ง View from our hotel room โ‡ง

We then headed to the train station to travel to Doncaster to see Sarahโ€™s family.

Sarah Portrait

โ‡ง Sarah sat in the train station cafรฉ โ‡งย 

Little did we know that the Tour de France was in Yorkshire on this day, but to our surprise the reservations were overloaded and the train was full so we got upgraded to first class (for free) which was empty! ๐Ÿ™‚

Sarah s First Class

โ‡ง SARAHโ€™S FIRST CLASS!! โ‡งย 

We arrived in Doncaster for Marshallโ€™s birthday dinner at Cosmoโ€™s where we met all of the family. We had a lovely meal and it was great to catch up with them all! ๐Ÿ™‚

Marshall on left, Sarah in the middle and Alfie on the right

โ‡ง Marshall (left), Sarah & Alfie โ‡งย 

After arriving back in Derby that evening, Sarah & i went to our fave italian Zizziโ€™s for a lovely meal. I also got to have the lovely chocolate, banana & ice cream calzone, which Sarah stole most of! ๐Ÿ™‚ย 

Sarah  the calzone

Then it was Monday 7th Julyย our 7th wedding anniversaryย where we would enjoy โ€œThe Heights Of Abrahamโ€ at Matlock Bath.

Cable Cars  Sarah 2

Cable Car View 2

We we arrived at the top we found a tower (which was too dark for us to climb) but it looked nice! ๐Ÿ™‚

Tower  Cable Cars

And i met a new friendโ€ฆโ€ฆ.

Me and Donkey

โ‡ง My new friend (i love donkeys in case you didnโ€™t know!) ๐Ÿ˜€ โ‡งย 

And after my amazing driving in the bumper cars (see here) i found another vehicle i had to driveโ€ฆโ€ฆ..

Me driving school bus

โ‡ง Getting the chance to drive yet again! โ‡งย 

Cable Cars  Sarah

โ‡ง Descending back down to ground level โ‡งย 

Cable Car View 3

Cable Car View 4

Cable Car View

โ‡ง Views overlooking the villages from the cable cars โ‡งย 

After a fantastic (and exhausting) weekend we finally checked out and headed home!

The Hotel

โ‡ง Sarah outside Juryโ€™s Inn, Derby โ‡งย 

All photos taken using my iPhone (i left my heavy DSLRโ€™s in the hotel)

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The Heights Of Abraham

After travelling up to Derby and spending the day with โ€œOur Friends The Wigley Familyโ€ย ย Sunday came and we woke up to a lovely view over Derby.

Hotel Room View overlooking a road and a landscape

โ‡ง View from our hotel room โ‡ง

We then headed to the train station to travel to Doncaster to see Sarahโ€™s family.

Sarah Portrait

โ‡ง Sarah sat in the train station cafรฉ โ‡งย 

Little did we know that the Tour de France was in Yorkshire on this day, but to our surprise the reservations were overloaded and the train was full so we got upgraded to first class (for free) which was empty! ๐Ÿ™‚

Sarah s First Class

โ‡ง SARAHโ€™S FIRST CLASS!! โ‡งย 

We arrived in Doncaster for Marshallโ€™s birthday dinner at Cosmoโ€™s where we met all of the family. We had a lovely meal and it was great to catch up with them all! ๐Ÿ™‚

Marshall on left, Sarah in the middle and Alfie on the right

โ‡ง Marshall (left), Sarah & Alfie โ‡งย 

After arriving back in Derby that evening, Sarah & i went to our fave italian Zizziโ€™s for a lovely meal. I also got to have the lovely chocolate, banana & ice cream calzone, which Sarah stole most of! ๐Ÿ™‚ย 

Sarah  the calzone

Then it was Monday 7th July our 7th wedding anniversary where we would enjoy โ€œThe Heights Of Abrahamโ€ at Matlock Bath.

Cable Cars  Sarah 2

Cable Car View 2

We we arrived at the top we found a tower (which was too dark for us to climb) but it looked nice! ๐Ÿ™‚

Tower  Cable Cars

And i met a new friendโ€ฆโ€ฆ.

Me and Donkey

โ‡ง My new friend (i love donkeys in case you didnโ€™t know!) ๐Ÿ˜€ โ‡งย 

And after my amazing driving in the bumper cars (see here) i found another vehicle i had to driveโ€ฆโ€ฆ..

Me driving school bus

โ‡ง Getting the chance to drive yet again! โ‡งย 

Cable Cars  Sarah

โ‡ง Descending back down to ground level โ‡งย 

Cable Car View 3

Cable Car View 4

Cable Car View

โ‡ง Views overlooking the villages from the cable cars โ‡งย 

After a fantastic (and exhausting) weekend we finally checked out and headed home!

The Hotel

โ‡ง Sarah outside Juryโ€™s Inn, Derby โ‡งย 

All photos taken using my iPhone (i left my heavy DSLRโ€™s in the hotel)