Europe trip '12 (Day 6: Bury St. Edmunds)

The day of the horse races and of course the weather was awful - cold, blustery, and wet. But that didn't stop us! I started out wearing my fascinator but had to take it off because it was too windy. I did keep a feathery clip in my hair though. ;) Before we got to the track we stopped at La Hogue for an English breakfast of eggs and streaky bacon. We got to the track early for a behind the scenes tour. We learned that in England the horse is more important than the race. The horse can't have any kind of drug in its system, not even pain killer (if it needs a pain killer then it's injured somewhere). A vet is at the starting gate and if anything looks out of place the vet has authority to pull the horse. We also learned that the horses are trained to pee when someones whistles a tune. We saw (and bet on) several races throughout the day. We hung out inside a cafe area until it was time for the race and then we went out and cheered for our pick. We had afternoon tea at the cafe (more clotted cream!) and had a good time. After the races we went home and had a pasta dinner. Here are pictures from Day6