Chester, England

Sept 27 – 28 – England

Jay had 2 days of site surveys in England at the plant that makes the wings for the Airbus airplanes.  He stayed in Chester.  This was another opportunity to drive on the wrong side of the road as he had a 1 hour drive from Manchester.  The driving was a success.  Chester was a nice small town with a nice city center. Some of the older buildings are a distinctive black and white.  Chester was founded in the year 79, almost 2000 years ago.  It was easy to walk around. The town still has a wall around the city center.  A river runs close to the city center.  It also has the remains of a roman amphitheatre from the 3^rd century.   

Portion of the city wall

He had a very good steak dinner at The Grill, which is located in an old church near the city center.   He also went to Manchester one evening, which is a bigger city that was crowded and had a dirty downtown.  One of the things he noticed is that the trains in England do not leave on time like they do in Germany.  Jay had fish and chips at the B Lounge in Manchester. The fish and chips were very greasy and not very good.  The ones we had in Ireland were much better.  He also had a Bomber beer, which was OK, not much flavor.

The Grill Restaurant