Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Abnormal in Norfolk

As children, my siblings and I were often forced to walk around the ramparts of various French towns, most notably St Malo. My father clearly thought we imbibed the history from the stones or some such nonsense. Twenty-five years on, and nothing has changed. A wet and windy Sunday morning? Just right for a brisk walk around the Roman "ruins" -- i.e., bits of wall and a few ridges in a field -- of Venta Icenorum, former capital of Norfolk and stamping ground of one tough Norfolk lass, Boudica. Trying to capture a spontaneous, unposed portrait of Family Dumpling proved impossible, thanks to Miss Katie's unerring ability to scent a camera at 20 paces and strike a pose accordingly. Will she never stop gurning?



I rather like Vince's windswept position atop the Roman ramparts though -- very fetching!

4 comments:

Beth said...

But if you can't enjoy Roman ruins on a wet and windy Sunday morn, when can you enjoy them?

Beth said...

and long live Boudica!

Mondale said...

Can't beat it.
If i remember rightly my sister in law's first family outing was a freezing stroll along Gt Yarmouth docks.

Norfolk Dumpling said...

Ah, Great Yarmouth: center of the herring industry and with a wind chill factor of -15, at any time of year. I remember Boxing Day outings there fondly.