I appreciate the level of user expectations at Otopeni airport. Not only did someone think this sign is necessary but they also thought it needed two illustrations to really get the point across.

That was a useless thumbnail, try this

Bought a bag of charcoal, a new thermometer and planned to dust off the bbq this weekend. Sorry, everyone!

Day three of the trip, we didn't find time to go inside a castle due to spending time visiting puffins, we did see Lindisfarne castle from the outside though

Bonus historical house: Cragside, the first house to be lit by hydro electricity. Developed by Armstrong , the scientist/engineer. It also used water to power hydraulic lifts and turn the cooking spit, it also had an internal phone system. All this in the Victorian age.

The setting is wonderful too

Castle no 3 of the trip, Alnwick. It's huge, the second largest inhabited castle in England. Also where Harry Potter first sat a broom.

The second castle we visited today was Warkworth. We only really went as it was a thirty minute walk from Amble, and was free due to our English Heritage membership. It is a fantastic castle though, we appreciated how intact the keep was, it gave you a better feeling of what life was like

First castle of the bank holiday weekend, Spofforth Castle one time home of the Percy family

Are Golden Oreos just inferior Custard Creams?

Having some fun tonight throwing around some poster ideas for @cyclechesterfield.org and the 2025 Chesterfield cycle festival

Can't beat using those weird inter-christmas days to get out into the Peak District. The glorious blue skies and warm sunshine on the hillside contrasts with the cold, gloom that is foggy Chesterfield this week.

I spent a lot of time playing Settlers II when I was little. You controlled a Roman colony lost in time. You built buildings, which generated resources from the landscape, or took inputs and created new resources. You had to build efficient transport links between them and a defence system too.