We're staying for two nights at a country house, converted to a boutique style hotel. It's almost like being a house guest for the weekend - and there are more staff than guests.
The judge, Justice Jai Lal was the first Indian to be appointed as such by the personal warrant of King George V, and the framed certificate is hanging by the staircase. The house is still in the family, we believe it's now run as a hotel by his great grandson. Belfast is served nest to the pool alongside the overgrown tennis court, dinner is as at the back of the house on the rather magnificent lawn.
Today has been a very relaxing day: a late start and then a gentle morning walk into the many village to see some of the old houses. Some are well preserved and still lived in, others are in a state of decay but it's still interesting to see the different styles of architecture.
Well it's cocktail time, gin o' clock!
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