The Broads are a system of waterways in the forms of rivers and lakes, all interconnected. Many are man made. This is a popular place to visit, there are many tour boats that take people on a 90 minutes journey out on The Broads (this is what we did), there are also many privately owned boats parked up and also boats for hire to suit a range of budgets.
Nature is also very important on The Broads. There are strict speed limits, and many species of plants and birds live here in a balance which is also carefully managed by humans.
The boat we went on, the Queen of the Broads, was very nice, two levels. Below, you sit at tables that are slightly below water level, so looking out the window is only just above water level, great for bird watchers. Upstairs is covered but with open sides, a great view but as today it was only 4 degrees it was very cold up there. I held on for about 30 minutes taking photos, before heading below to sit with Helen and Gwen.
So here's a selection of what we saw on our trip.
Wroxham, where all the boats are parked up...
Some of the private residences along the River Bure... (all you need is money!)
A view showing the width of the River Bure...
Out onto Wroxham Broad...
Heading back on the River Bure, sharing with other boats...
Next we visited Miniature Worlds, this claims to be the "largest indoor modelling attraction in the UK stretching over 10,000 square feet with some of the largest model railways in the world on permanent public display". This may be true but honestly we were underwelmed and thought the entry price was a little steep for what we saw. I guess the building spans 10,000 square feet but the model railways are only a small part of that. However looking beyond the train sets they had some impressive collections of toys including Matchbox cars, Scalextric slot cars, dolls and more. Actually it's great to see these toys preserved in original condition, someone ought to do it, and if my entry fee helps them achieve this then I'm happy.
Here's some of the train sets...
Slot car set (pit lane)...
They also had some train simulators, Helen and I had a play, a bit of fun but honestly once the train is moving there isn't a lot to do except watch the tracks ahead!
They also had a penny arcade, many old machines on display, including this one which gives me the heebie-jeebies.
It's Good Friday today and heavy rain forecast. We did some supermarket shopping, then made it home just before some nasty weather rolled in. A quiet afternoon ahead.
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