This weekend I’ve been out and about with the lovely hubby.  We went to visit Hay on Wye in Wales.  Known as the town of books and a general must visit place for all bibliophiles it hosts a yearly Festival which people travel all over to visit, details here.

We weren’t going for the festival but just a general visit to check out the town and more importantly the upward of 20 bookshops that reside in this beautiful village.

I bought a few books:

1. Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake
2. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
3. The Enchanted Castle by E Nesbit
4. Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
5. London’s Hidden Walks by Stephen Millar – we’re visiting London shortly and this looks like a great way to explore.  Thirteen planned walks with all sorts of random odds and sods of information that you would likely miss otherwise.  I’ve already had a good look through this and it has the feel of a guided tour.  I don’t think we’ll manage all 13 walks but we’ll choose a few of these and definitely give them a try.

So, HoW was great with lots of books for me to obsess over plus cafes, antiques, art and other lovely things that you would expect.  On the way out we spotted an old castle and we then paid a flying visit to Ludlow.  We even saw a dragon – although it was a wooden carving and I’m afraid my picture didn’t work out!