Family invasion, round 1

[rich_jacko]

My parents have been up visiting for the last few days. We've been exploring all over Yorkshire and Derbyshire. The summer sun arrived at just the right time! :o)

They arrived Saturday lunchtime, bringing chairs, whisky, dinosaurs and space Lego! (Aren't parents great?) After we lunched, the Chivers popped around for tea in the afternoon as Mum wanted to meet my godson - mostly this resulted in Dad and the Bug building Lego together. In the evening we ate out at Silversmiths, which was as fantastic as ever. I showed Mum and Dad a bit of the town centre, including the new Women of Steel statue, before we went home.

On Sunday we visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and managed to see several sculptures which weren't there or that I missed the last time I visited. Once we were done there, Dad wanted to go for a drive to explore some of his old haunts. We found the house in Shipley where he grew up, as well as his grandparent's house and the green where he used to walk the dog. Then we drove across Ilkley Moor and found the Cow and Calf. It was a good day out (apart from the brief horror when the sat-nav took us home via Leeds!).

Yesterday we went to Bolsover Castle, which I'd never been to before. It's impressive, especially its dramatic location! We explored it thoroughly and had a late lunch at the cafe. Afterwards we went into Chesterfield and had a wander around there before coming home. In the evening we ordered Chinese food and watched movies (and why not?).

This morning was a lazy one. Mum and I had a stroll around the park but otherwise we spent the morning in. Mum and Dad left just before lunchtime.

P.S. - I'm pleased to say I won the money battle and managed to pay for us all, everywhere we went!

P.P.S. - Family invasion, round 2 will be the second week in August, when my sister and nieces come to stay...