Weekend in Norwich

Lovely morning to start off my journey from Bath Spa station.

View out of the train window.

TV at the Travelodge in Norwich. We had a really nice time there however, the room are a bit uninspired. You are only provided with one pillow each and one spare so you have to fight over the extra. The toilet is way too close to the sink so sitting comfortably is impossible. Apart from this it was the cheapest option and only a hop skip and a jump away from "Mercy" the main club in Norwich.

This is the cafe in the Travelodge. Has the same impersonal air as the room. We had bought our breakfast tickets before arrival. Breakfast is between 7 and 10. On arriving in the cafe it was empty except for one person. The spread is very limited. You can have granola, toast or yoghurt. There was also croissants. The hot food was bacon, sausage, scrambled egg, beans and tomato. There wasn't much out when we entered and no fresh food was brought out while we were there which was disappointing. On the whole I wouldn't buy the breakfast again!

For lunch we went to Frankie and Benny's which is down by the riverside. 

We both ordered large drinks and they were HUGE. Mine was Fanta and it came with ice and a wedge of orange which was really nice.

The food came really quickly and was delicious. There's a very varied menu but we ordered off the Lunch Menu as it was at a discount. I really enjoyed the food. Unfortunately I forgot the pudding photo. The service was friendly and efficient and suprisingly quick considering it was just one server. The prices are good too so I would highly recommend.

Food faces !!!!!

 

After food we went to Hollywood Bowl which is just up the road from the restaurant. We had booked before eating and it was £6 each for 6 games. Amazing value!

The lanes weren't in the dark with the glowing today which was annoying but I think they only do that in the night.

Sondi my partner having a bowl. He beat me in the end !!!

The balls!! The most annoying thing about our bowling experience was the size of the holes that you use to grip the ball. I use the orange ball and they had no medium sized holes in this weight of ball so I either had to use a heavy ball or get my fingers stuck !

I quite liked the signage. The whole place was like a time warp. All old 80s tunes. It had a really nice atmosphere.

We also played pool which is a £1 a time and we have never had to wait too long for a table. There's arcade games too and a bar with food. Overall its a good day out. Good value for money and would be good for couples and families alike.

Waiting for the train home.... sad to be going!

Lovely sunset. The hipstomatic app that I use couldn't cope with the colours hugely well.

So, I got on earlier train than I should have done and the ticket man tried to make me pay about £30. I don't have that money to spare so I ended up getting off at Didcot Parkway and waiting for the train I should have been on. Whilst there a man drinking lager overheard me telling my mum what had happened and stumbled over in my direction. Now bear in mind I was in one of those little indoor bits the train people do and he was between me and the door so there wasn't anywhere I could really go. He produced a piece of paper from his bag and started talking about the Freeman society and the paper had information on it about this. He ranted for a very long time about how we are all treated like cattle on the trains. Luckily at some point a member of railway staff came in and sat down. At which point the drunkard stumbled up to the man pointing an accusing finger and shouting that he was inhumane. Fortunately, the drunk decided to stumble off before the scene got ugly and in the end no harm done.

After that eventful time I got the right train and made it home. I had a lovely time and am going to miss Sondi loads !!