As we have traveled around England the last few months, we have made note of special places that we wanted to take people when they came to visit. At the top of the list was Chester. So with Papa and Ganny in town visiting, we have spent the last two days in Chester. Yesterday we walked around downtown Chester, riding the train in the park and exploring down by the river. Today we spent time at the Chester Zoo and the kids really enjoyed walking around, seeing the animals and of course, having an ice cream break. It is an odd feeling, when you first move to a new place, you are learning your way and feel very much like a tourist. When you have been living in a new country for a little while and then have people visit, you suddenly realize how much you have learned about your new country. It makes you realize you are not as "lost" as you once were. All of the things I was hoping we would figure out, I suddenly realized that for the most part we have figured them out. Don't get me wrong - we still don't feel like we "fit in", so to speak, but it is getting better. Even my hubby pointed out today that while we were talking at the zoo, people were looking at us with funny expressions because of our accent. And it was not lost on us that when we said to the girls -- "look there is a zebra", that everyone around us was calling it something different - it sounds like they are saying the name Deborah, but with a Z instead of d. Tomorrow we will load the van up with two grandparents, two parents, two kids and all the gear needed for four days away and make the almost 5 hour drive to South East England. We return on Friday and I will post pictures and information about our travels!
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