For my birthday, my wonderful partner made me a little voucher. It said:

Birthday Voucher for ONE MYSTERY EXPERIENCE DAY OUT

It was all beautifully decorated and everything. So today i redeemed my voucher! :)

We went on the train to Portchester (i somehow had a feeling we'd be going to Portchester because i love castles and i've always said i'd like to see Portchester Castle). My partner made a big deal of teasing me, making me think we were getting off at Fareham …! Also, when we got to Portchester, we went entirely the opposite way from the castle, up the hill. It was a fairly steep climb, but it meant we got to see this view of Portsmouth Harbour:

Later on we joined a walk organised by the English Heritage - a guided tour of the old buildings in Castle Street leading up to Portchester Castle. There are some really interesting and beautiful cottages:

The castle is really lovely, and the grounds are so peaceful inside the castle walls.

We also had a tour of St Mary's Priory, which is situated in the castle grounds and is nearly 900 years old.

Here i am, just outside the castle walls, on the shore of Portsmouth Harbour. I'm showing off my new Songbird tshirt! :)

Thank you so much to my beloved, for a wonderful mystery experience day out! :D

1. Lola Says:
   September 14th, 2008 at 00:01

   Oh was it your birthday? (I knew it was coming up soon!) Looks like a beautiful trip - that was so sweet of him to surprise you like that :o) Happy Birthday!

2. pierre l Says:
   September 14th, 2008 at 03:28

   Happy Birthday; sounds like a great day out, and your pictures are lovely.

3. ladybirdintheuk Says:
   September 14th, 2008 at 09:35

   Happy Birthday! Porchester Castle is fab - looks like you had a great day :)

4. Aimee Says:
   September 14th, 2008 at 19:51

   Ah yes, it definitely was a happy day. Thanks! :D

5. Becky Says:
   September 14th, 2008 at 21:32

   Great shots! Glad you had a good time - I'm still to get over to Portchester Castle… which would be a good idea as I don't think any of my family have been there - so I can wind them up from 12,500 miles - which is a good thing!

6. Aimee Says:
   September 14th, 2008 at 22:08

   Thanks! Yes, it's definitely worth a look. I think you'd enjoy it, and it's not far away.

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