A relaxing day - Tour of the Citadel

Plymouth
Tuesday May 15, 2012

 

Doc Martin viewers will know what I mean when I say that the guide of the Citadel tour sounded like Al, and a woman in Duttons restaurant reminded me of Mrs. Tishell.

 

A memorial for soldiers killed in Afghanistan is situated outside the gate.

Photographs cannot be taken of the inside the Citadel but are allowed to be taken looking out from it.

View of Tinside Pool from the Citadel.

Plymouth must have been a wild place at one time. A funny thing about the Citadel is that not only were cannons facing out to sea but in towards the city as well.

I soon got the impression that Sir Francis Drake was not always highly regarded in this town. His involvement in piracy and slave trading was often mentioned. The tour guide chuckled and said that he was 'a bit of a lad.'

The tour was interesting and I was glad I went.

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Tuesday was bell ringing practice night so I looked forward to those evenings when I would open my hotel window wide and listen to the bells while emailing.