Not a favourite

Nottingham isn’t my favourite city.  I’ve visited the city twice now and although I’ve enjoyed my geocaching adventures, especially along the canal and castle area, I haven’t developed a “feel” for it. Despite it being a student city, it doesn’t feel as vibrant as other university towns.  This may be because the university isn’t city centre based but I also think that the city doesn’t exploit its historical past (real or fabled), sufficiently.  There are indications that the lace industry heritage is being celebrated but as a casual visitor, I feel more could be done, even in times of austerity

Sky Mirror

Street Art

Council House

Cloughie

The Canal

Nottingham ......and no Alan Rickman in sight

Last week, I’d to go Nottingham for work.  It was the first time I’d been to the city centre although I’d been to our offices on the outskirts, before.  Although it was raining when I arrived, inevitably, my thoughts turned to geocaching for what else is a girl to do when a dull evening in a hotel room stretches ahead?  My Girl Guide instincts having come to the fore the night before, I was well prepared with a selection of caches to choose from.  And so I passed a very pleasant, if damp, evening exploring the city, GPS in hand