Walk on the Wall Side

Chester is a quaint little town in western England. First established as a Roman fort over 2,000 years ago, it grew quickly. One can still see the ancient ampitheater with its chapel to the Roman goddess, Nemesis. The old wall, shaped like a playing card (its rectangular) still surrounds the city, with one side abutting the river's edge. Four of us steped back in time and walked the Roman wall. Up the stairs, past the entrance of the Grosvenor Mall, we climbed overlooking those on the streets below. At times the wall is at tree-top level giving us a view of green and more green surrounding our brick pathway in the air. (Yoli in the sky with emeralds?)

With only four hours to see and do as much as we could, and with opportunity overload, a small group of us headed toward the River Dee. Although it is 70 miles long, cutting through parts of Wales and the Englishside, it meanders north up to Chester. It was almost a frame straight out from an old film: me in the back of a pedal boat, shaded by a red umbrella, gently floating down the river. Surprising to me was the Mark Twain riverboat tugging up and down the banks of the river. For a quick second, I wondered if I was somewhere in the midwest on the Mississippi.

Chester's commercial district dating back to the 1700's even has double decker shopping buildings! Of course, there are huge cathedrals, and carefully manicured gardens. Take a look ...