Our First Visitors!!

The great thing about living in a foreign country is that when people visit you, it is more like a vacation.  Not only are there fun things to do, but you don't feel bad about inviting people.  (Can't say the same for Goldsboro.)  Joe's parents, Joe Sr. and Lorre, arrived Monday.  (Their luggage arrived Tuesday.)  They are going to spend a week here with Joe and then help me out when he heads to Scotland for training.

Since we now have Benjamin, Joe and I have not been able to do a lot of sightseeing.  So we planned a trip to Norwich (despite warnings that the locals have webbed hands).  The five of us boarded a train and off we went.   

I think we all really had a fun time.  Norwich is known as a fun university city with many churches, a couple of cathedrals, and a castle.  Our first stop was Norwich Cathedral.  It was very lovely, but they were doing construction so we didn't get the full experience.  (That Howell luck strikes again.)  However, we did enjoy what we saw, and it also happens to be a great place to stop and feed a baby.

After that, we found the outdoor market and grabbed some food at one of the lunch counters.  It wasn't fancy, but the food was delicious and affordable.  Next, we went inside The Forum, which is a large public building with restaurants, BBC radio stations, etc.  It also has the library.  Inside the library is the USAAF 2nd Air Division Memorial Library.  Joe and his dad looked at that while me and Lorre took Ben to the children's section.  (Everybody wins!!)  Here is a picture of us in the lobby of The Forum.  Ben had a meltdown right before this, but as you can see, he recovered nicely for the camera.  He is such a ham!  

Lastly, we climbed the hill to the castle...only to not go inside.  By this point, we had about an hour or so before our train left and the castle takes a few hours to see.  Lorre and I were a bit disappointed, but the castle has been there for almost a thousand years so I guess it isn't going anywhere.