The weather forecast was good, with sunshine this afternoon, so we became “real tourists” and took the canal tour. The forecast was accurate in that the sun came out for 5 minutes, but otherwise it was overcast and windy. Not the best for a waster tour! We went under numerous bridges down to the river, saw working and former shipyards, and the Fisherman’s Wife statue from the water. I’d like to take the tour again on a summer day!
Down the canal
Into the river
Past a working dry-dock and former shipyard (now a side canal and residential area)
with different views of the city
Afterwards we walked through the Garden Society’s gardens – there were many nice groupings of plants and the rose garden was fragrant even in late September. Unfortunately the impressive-looking greenhouses were closed this afternoon.
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