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<wz tip="The attractions you have the right to access when you are 1.25m high. No Super Trooper or Music Trip for Julia this time, whatever that was.">[[File:fair-Portsmouth-11Apr-2022-13.png|left|100px]]</wz> By far the most appreciated part of our stay in Portsmouth was the fair, for which we acquired a special "bracelet" option that allowed us to enjoy 10 attractions for a reasonable price, also playing the trick of using one bracelet's two tickets to admit two people, which, it was our understanding, was not allowed as bracelets are individual and their tickets should be taken off at the entry, but people were merely collecting them so in this way, Elena could squeeze her way in in those attractions that required an adult accompanier without paying the nifty sum. The favorite one could also, in this way, be repeated. Because attractions are so expensive, even with the discount, there are few people on most of them. For one of the few attractions that Luz could enjoy, we had ran out of tickets but Luz liked it so much, making such a plea to do it again, in Spanish, that the Spanish national in charge of it told us we could stay for the next run, but that we'd have to wait for more people to come in. When it became clear that no more people were coming in, we had a ride all by ourselves. | <wz tip="The attractions you have the right to access when you are 1.25m high. No Super Trooper or Music Trip for Julia this time, whatever that was.">[[File:fair-Portsmouth-11Apr-2022-13.png|left|100px]]</wz> By far the most appreciated part of our stay in Portsmouth was the fair, for which we acquired a special "bracelet" option that allowed us to enjoy 10 attractions for a reasonable price, also playing the trick of using one bracelet's two tickets to admit two people, which, it was our understanding, was not allowed as bracelets are individual and their tickets should be taken off at the entry, but people were merely collecting them so in this way, Elena could squeeze her way in in those attractions that required an adult accompanier without paying the nifty sum. The favorite one could also, in this way, be repeated. Because attractions are so expensive, even with the discount, there are few people on most of them. For one of the few attractions that Luz could enjoy, we had ran out of tickets but Luz liked it so much, making such a plea to do it again, in Spanish, that the Spanish national in charge of it told us we could stay for the next run, but that we'd have to wait for more people to come in. When it became clear that no more people were coming in, we had a ride all by ourselves. |
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A one night, two-days trip, which was fairly relaxed since by then we knew the most difficult was done: we were technically in British soil already, at least with a British timezone.
A highlight was sailing past the Isle of Wight and toying with all our memories there, when it was our neighbor, for several years, to which we paid only a couple of visits. It was very familiar nevertheless and a cherished acquaintance.
The Isle of Wight in sight: now in the arms of UK.
Ryde seafront.
And soon enough, Portsmouth in sight.
This was Luz's first visit to an aquarium.
We told her this one looked like mémé.
A roman vessel. The maker's stamp 'P. CIPI POLIBI' refers to Publius Cipius Polybius, a famous maker of trullei' near Pompeii at the end of 1st century AD.
While the Magna Carta remains of limited access, similar documents, like this 1461 Charter from Edward IV can be contemplated at will.
Hob-Nob, the companion to a medieval giant puppet [in red, behind], the only one to survive in the country (the Salisbury Giant). This would have been a major attraction back in the 15th century.
Part of the temporal exhibition: photos from neolithic monuments from above. Here, Stonehenge.
Warminster is an old market town. We visited it since it was so close to our previous settlement, in fact almost toying with the idea of a nightly visit from the park, which would have been enough as it takes more time to park than to run through its main (market) street.