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This town was to you like the earlier place was to us Harry Potter fans. I'm sure you were positively thrilled! And a Dalek sighting!
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Lacock is a such an interesting town, definitely a trip back to the past. I loved the little shop where you all had lunch. I like the story of how Wooten Bassett became Royal! How neat to see a setting for the Dr. Who series, too.
Wednesday 7 May – part eight: they could both be in for a shock!
We headed out just after 6:00pm, as I was hoping to get a drink, and sit and enjoy it in the historic house, perhaps in the Chinese Room. Well, when we got there, we were literally the only people around. I got some photos, but there was obviously no chance of a drink anywhere…
As a result, we headed back to the other part of the hotel, and tried the bar next door to the restaurant. Well, this is definitely where everyone was, as it was packed!
At least I was able to get the drink I wanted, a strawberry spritzer, made up of strawberry puree, white wine, and lemonade, and it was very nice too.
As we sat there, I realised we were sitting next to the entertainment venue, which we could see through the glass. As a result, it’s not a great photo, but my goodness, it didn’t exactly look that big.
We decided to take our drinks into the restaurant and we arrived just after 6:30pm. Tonight it was pretty quiet in here first thing, so I took the opportunity to wander around and get some photos, as it’s not exactly easy to do that when the restaurant is packed with people.
As far as dinner went, we both opted for the same appetiser, the smoked salmon with black pepper crostini and beetroot puree. I wasn’t sure about the beetroot puree, but it actually worked pretty well. I also didn’t think we’d got much salmon when it turned up, but trust me, there was a lot. It was all just carefully rolled up in a ball.
For entrée, as soon as I saw the menu, I knew what I wanted – the plaice stuffed with spinach and prawn mousse, with seafood broth, lemon mash and samphire, and my goodness, this was such a good dish. I think it was perhaps my favourite so far. All the flavours just blended together perfectly in it.
Mark headed up to the carvery to get some Rosemary-studded leg of lamb, but I was so engrossed in my dish, I totally forget to take a photo of it.
For dessert, Mark went for the chef’s dessert of the day, which was fruits of the forest pavlova, and when it turned up, it looked as if it had been deconstructed…
… so what did he do? He reconstructed it!
I had the warm Jamaican rum cake with rum syrup and custard, and wow, you could certainly smell the rum when it arrived. This was another wonderful dish, and I have to say I was very pleased with my choices tonight.
We also seemed to acquire a new server tonight, and he was a bit better than our previous one, although again we didn’t see much of him. It’s a shame, because a lot of the staff do seem to be very personable. The guy who bought our wine out chatted away to us about working here, and was refreshingly honest, saying there are good times of the year, and then not such good times of the year. For the record, he did ask if we wanted our wine poured, and very quickly said he suspected we didn’t, as we both had our drinks on the table, and we agreed with that.
Barbara and Majorie turned up a bit after us, so we stayed behind to chat to them for a while after we finished eating. We were fascinated to see what the limoncello cheesecake was like, as we’d both considered that, but we were glad we didn’t go for it, when Barbara declared that she couldn’t taste any limoncello in it.
With that, we headed back to the room, and found this guy on the way back. All I can say is I hope the owner of this mobility scooter looks down before they try and sit down, otherwise both could be in for a shock!
We settled down to watch some TV – the rest of the latest episode of Revolution and the launch episode of the new series of 24. Well, we enjoyed it until five minutes before the end, and at that point, our Internet ran out again. Oh well, I guess that means it’s time for bed then…
The weather today was very wet at first, then dry and sunny with temperatures in the low 60s. The best thing today was visiting Lacock. The worst thing today was the rain we got in the morning. The funniest thing today was seeing the Dalek outside the pub in Aldbourne! Today we tried visiting Lacock Abbey And the result was it was better than I expected and the rooms of the house were just amazing to see. The most magical moment today was walking through the cloisters of Lacock Abbey.
All of the photos of the Chinese Room were beautiful. Lovely room to relax and enjoy. Your drink looked very refreshing. I have never tried salmon before but the presentation was very nice. It looked like the sweet little kitty was waiting for a ride
It's so wonderful to have a whole town preserved like this, and it's really paid off as a film set. I need to watch the Colin Firth Pride and Prejudice again, as I recognize some of the buildings.
Oh, I love that version!! I didn't know it was filmed here. I need to look at the pictures again!
Your dinner looks delicious, and both desserts look like something I would go for! What a sweet kitty sleeping on the scooter!
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How cool to see a Dalek in person!
I got some photos, but there was obviously no chance of a drink anywhere… 
Oh well, I guess that means it’s time for bed then… 
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