![]() Not for me, seaweed, crabs, fish no thank you. The best way to cool off was probably a dip in the sea. The wind in their hair as the donkey trotted (well slowly walked) along the sand. Perhaps a donkey ride across the beach? These rides began in the Victorian era and continue to this day at Blackpool amongst others. Think of it like hundreds of people sharing a spoon, gross. If you were really lucky the glass may have been rinsed before you got it, but not always. ![]() You paid your penny, ate your ice cream and gave the glass back. Now this was a solid glass which had a small indentation on the top which would hold a small amount of ice cream. ![]() No cone and lovely flavours for our ancestors though. They may have worn a straw bonnet instead of the normal hat but that would have been the only nod to the beach. Men in 3 piece suits and women in so many layers they could virtually stand up without needing their legs. They wore their everyday clothes or even their Sunday best. Now we don our short and t shirts for a beach outing but think of our ancestor. Llandudno and Rhyl were the places to go in Wales. The main places to develop in the Victorian era as holiday places were Blackpool, Scarborough, Ramsgate and Brighton. They probably only had Sundays as a day of rest, but probably worked at home on this day. May of our ancestors will never have had a holiday in their lives. Which ever you do it will be really different from the holidays of our ancestors. Jetting off to far of places or staying in the UK, although this year it is most likely staying at home, annoying perhaps but if it gets rid of the Rona then it will be 100% worth it. It’s Britain so let’s amend that to cloudy days, mild weather and the sound of rain on covers or sky’s so blue it’s unbelievable and it’s too hot to move. So as we move into August we start to think about sunny days, warm weather, the sound of leather on willow and lazy days. ![]()
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