June 28 Pershore

 Again I refer you to Alex and Alex's blog for an account of today's Five Bridges and Tiddesley Wood Walk, a meander that did not thrill either Alex but I thought was rather pleasant and would have liked to lengthen by following more paths through the woods.  Perhaps the biggest disappointment was that there were not five bridges.  There was one: 

for sure.  I did, however, take a pre-walk along the Avon, which turned out to be part of our route back, so this photo may appear again (remember, you can click on photos to enlarge:

As may this: 

After a couple of hours meandering, I returned to town where I decided to take advantage of the facilities, which, as you can see, are very welcoming::

They are also very high-tech:

Yes, you swipe your hand over the thingee to close the door and then to open the door.  I do think the Brits win the prize for providing the finest toilet facilities for public use.

Pershore boasts a great Abbey and park but otherwise is a rather dreary town.  It has seen better days....or not.  Maybe Alex and Alex got the honeymoon suite at the Boot Inn in Flyford Flavell, but I got the single-olde-lady room at the Angel Inn in Pershore.  Wi-fi?  She's too old, she does not need much of a connection and besides, she can just take her compute out into the hall or prop the bedroom door open if she wants a signal.  (Alex and Alex had 4 bars of reception in their room!)  Noise?  She can't hear all those trucks and cars zooming down the main street through town.  (Alex and Alex's room overlooked the patio.)  But I slept well enough to be off before 6:00 a.m. for the next day's adventure.

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