Arriving in Shrewsbury

November 18, 2019

Long day on the train what with apologies from the rail company. So after dropping my kit, I took a short walk about the center. Nice place with great staff, live music Wednesdays Considering how boggy the soil is, I’m told, these buildings which are over 400 years old seem to have withstood the test […]

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Pwllgwaelad & Cwm Eglwys

November 17, 2019

I have to hand it to my cousin, Alan knew the light would be perfect for this drive. Pwllgwaelod is a small scattered hamlet centred on a bay on the south-western side of the Dinas Island peninsula is spotlighted. It is in the community of Dinas Cross between Fishguard and Newport, Pembrokeshire, in south-west Wales. […]

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Pembroke Castle &c

November 17, 2019

Alan & I started the day at Milford Marina.  I could see a few nights in one of these How many never leave the marina? The red one looks like an old lifesaving vessel now converted to private use And I just liked the lines of this one. Martha’s Vineyard?? Full stop. Well it turns […]

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Cilgerran & Cardigan Castles

November 16, 2019

The English built over 300 castles in Wales to keep the pesky Welch at bay. The valley below the castle would have been cleared of trees so no sneak attacks. Coedmore in the background This pile is in pretty good shape, all things (like centuries) considered. This shows how fat I’ve gotten since the last […]

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Fishguard/Goodwick

November 14, 2019

Gotta remember the “w” is skipped.  Goodik, Smidick’s &c A couple weeks ago a tree fell on the tracks one night as the train left a tunnel.  Must have been a shock to the engineer who thankfully was only banged and bruised.  As a result I got off the train and on a bus at […]

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Bradford-on-Avon

November 13, 2019

I know I need a trim but the name of this shop was not enticing.     The first thing one notices upon debarking the train is the building are quite Bath-like. We’ll let Wikipedia explain: Bath Stone is an oolitic limestone comprising granular fragments of calcium carbonate. Originally obtained from the Combe Down and […]

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Pulteney Bridge

November 13, 2019

  The bridge crosses the River Avon in Bath England. It was completed by 1774, and connected the city with the land of the Pulteney family which they wished to develop. Designed by Robert Adam in a Palladian style, it is exceptional in having shops built across its full span on both sides. I believe […]

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Holburne Museum

November 12, 2019

The city’s first public art gallery, the Grade I listed building is home to fine and decorative arts built around the collection of Sir William Holburne. The view of the museum from the beginning of Great Pulteney Street. Matiisse, Dance Movement & A Still Life with Goldfish II Francis Hayman’s David Garrick in “Richard III” […]

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Roman Baths, hence the city’s name

November 12, 2019

The Roman Baths are a well-preserved thermae in the city of Bath, Somerset England. A temple was constructed on the site between 60-70CE in the first few decades of Roman Britain. Its presence led to the development of the small Roman urban settlement known as Aquae Sulis around the site. The Roman baths, which were used […]

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Bath Abby

November 12, 2019

Cody McVeigh, my nephew, will be staying at my place whilst I’m gone.  He had moved back to his folk’s house last spring and jumped at the chance to have “his own place” for a few months. Since I’m about 40 minutes closer to his office where he is a recruiter for the CT Army […]

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