SHEFFIELD AND CHESTERFIELD VISITED TODAY

As planned I visited Sheffield but rather than carry on away from home I decided to do Chesterfield afterwards which would leave me facing in the right direction to dodge the worst of the afternoon rush. It was very pleasant to meet up with one of our young customer / friends by the bus station and I hope they got some good shots of the trams after leaving them. The sky was just about perfect for this time of year and the area where the market was is now cleared and fenced off but nothing there. It has opened it all up and photography is probably at least as easy as it ever was other than my loft up the steps of the old market now long gone. The early morning rush hour was still in progress when I arrived and generally speaking I found there was a good variety of buses although nothing that different fro last year other than the Stagecoach saloons and First continues to get more new deckers. The drivers all seemed very friendly, there was a crop of down and outs between the market and bus station who seemed to congregate around the betting shop, I realised that the next worst thing about them from getting hassle is getting one who wants to be your friend!

Anyway I managed to continue until I needed a brew, used Cafe Nero which had provided a good coffee with hot fudge cake and cram at Bangor, alas this time not even a hint of hot or cream. I'd left the car at the park and ride, I had to pay the full day price as it was before 9.30 when I arrived and old gits pass doesn't kick in until 9.30 but it isn't that bad at £4.50 a good deal less than the car park on it's own in Leeds. I thought Sheffield looked as rough as ever and showed no hint of aiming to be a city of culture although there is some graffiti on the wall by the bus station perhaps that would count. This visit the kids at the university seemed rather more polite than last time I was there. The photos today start us off for this week with Sheffield this morning. I'll take a check with the weather but a couple more outings planned this week. I got an email through from BEST in Mumbai with a contact to ring for a depot visit  when I'm in India which was a very pleasant surprise. Still no reply from Trident hotel about airport pick up, not on the ball like the Oberoi at all. The lawn mower was picked up for it's service, not before they got lost and had to ring up, the office had given them the wrong postcode.