We didn't really have much we needed to get done today. At one point it even looked as if we might just stay home and take a break midway through our week. Alas, it was not to be. A plan was hatched to go to Reading and make our way off the train at some of the stops on the way there.
We once again set off on foot from our house, making our way to the train station.
Next stop - Reading. We quickly made our way into the centre of town, where Adam and I handed in applications at a store, and we then decided to take a walk off of and away from the main roads of town... Reading FC must be playing soon, because stalls selling their merchandise had suddenly popped up in the streets!
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| Any guess where this was taken... |
Our decision to wonder around proved interesting from the get-go, as we saw a group of girls dressed like red-indians, followed by a girl waiting at a traffic light, painted fully blue and dressed the part of a Navii(?) from Avatar! We never actually found out what that was all about...
On we went though, walking into a less populated but interesting part of Reading, with various retail spaces, colleges and row-houses. There were a selection of interesting new buildings spread out amongst the old buildings.
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Oracle Shopping Centre
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University buildings with various classrooms
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We then reached a Polish Roman Catholic Church, "the Sacred Heart of Jesus", which stood tall amongst the surrounding buildings. Although it was not the biggest or most impressive church we had ever seen, it certainly had something about it that caught the eye and made us take notice of it. It had been recently renovated and the facades had been cleaned, leaving the old church to shine in the Spring sunshine. It felt that the church was both old and new, and it fit in well in its context. It was definitely a nice find!
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| The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church |
We then continued walking around, eventually stopping at Subway for lunch (we have loyalty memberships at subway now!), got full on our meatball marinara foot-long subs and bottomless cokes, and, with not much else to do in Reading, made our way back to the train station. On the way there, we found an interesting alley way filled with cool shops selling all sorts of stuff - sweets, army memorabilia, old records and vintage clothes.
Our next stop was Pangbourne - which is 1 stop away from Goring. We got out the train and, walking through the tunnel under the tracks, were greeted by a tiny snake! Not sure what type it was, but it was no bigger than a big earthworm! After that we saw a Bentley dealership with some nice cars outside, and made a short trip up and down the high road. It is a nice little village, bigger than Goring but much smaller than Reading. We then made our way home to meet Peter, who was coming past to take us grocery shopping.
So the early evening was spent at a Tesco, getting our groceries for the next week or so! It really does help having a car to transport groceries with!
No real plans for tomorrow. Looks like we might have a mid-week break after all...
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