Chester, Cheshire

We are going to be exploring the city of Chester this weekend. According to my favorite research source, Wikipedia, it was founded as a Roman fort with the name of Deva Victrix. It was one of the last towns in England to fall to the Normans in the Norman conquest of England. William the Conqueror ordered the construction of a castle to dominate the town and nearby Welsh border. Chester still has a number of medieval buildings but some of the buildings within the city centre are actually Victorian restorations. Chester is one of the best preserved walled cities in the British Isles. Chester lies on the River Dee, close to the border of Wales. We were actually in Chester last weekend, when we went to the Chester Zoo. However, we will be skipping over the zoo this time and just spending the day exploring Chester. The website link for more information on the city is www.chester.com. I recommend watching the short little video on the main page that seems to really capture the flavor of the city, the canals, the buildings and the beautiful architecture. And apparently there is ice cream, as there are several shots of people enjoying it, so the girls should be happy. Warning, there is some music that starts playing on the page, so be aware of your speaker volume before you click on the link, it starts with a man shouting hear ye, hear ye and I jumped out of my seat. I will post more details and pictures to follow after our trip.