Man I would have loved to have seen the Viking displays. Their history is always interesting to me. I am sure the walk inthe botantical gardens was a relaxing time. Not sure what your original plans were, but sounds like your pivot turned out okay to me.
The hoard was pretty cool and quite a significant find for many reasons. It was very interesting to see. My photos and text won't do it justice but I'll do a post anyway, maybe next week.
Look forward to it.