Inside St. David’s

November 9, 2015

Like all old cathedrals and churches in Britain, this one was once  Catholic.  King Henry VIII changed that and now they are Anglican. Tomb of Edward Tudor father of King Henry VII.  It is because of this tomb the cathedral was maintained, not destroyed If memory serves, this is the Lady Chapel dedicated to the […]

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St Gwyndaf’s

November 9, 2015

  It was getting late after St. David’s but we stopped by to see this very old and small church. The last “invasion of Britain” was by 1400 French troops, led by an American, Col. Willaim Tate, on February 22, 1797 in Fishguard Harbor. Apparently at some point the French sought shelter in the church […]

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St Davids Cathedral

November 9, 2015

I’ll save you the trouble of looking it up.  The following is from the Wikipedia page on St. David’s where there is much more info for those who want it.  There is also a page hosted by the Cathedral on Google “The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in […]

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Goodwick/Fishguard area (W is silent)

November 8, 2015

My late mother had often spoken of us having relatives in the Fishguard area of Wales so earlier this year I used Mr. Google to see what I could find.  And so I made a  connection with a Sarah Geach thru a local church website.  I received a response from her husband Alan who, it […]

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Rememberance Sunday

November 8, 2015

Is observed in the UK the second Sunday in November to honor those who fought in the two world wars and other conflicts.  The poppy was the first flower to grow in the soil desturbed when trrops were buried in Northern France & Flanders in WWI and hence has become a symbol of the conflict. […]

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St. Fagan Museum

November 7, 2015

Just outside of Cardiff, it is a collection of 40 buildings representing prior life in Wales relocated and reconstructed from around the country The tollhouse Pigpen Corn mill Mock turtle soup? After reading the ingredients even a haggis lover like myself shudders. Inside the Unitarian church. The Castle was from Norman times with the house […]

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Cardiff Bay and other stuff

November 6, 2015

The bus in Cardiff is very good.  £1.80 one way or £3.60 all day hop-on hop-off.  And Cardiff offers free Wifi all over the city! Cardiff Bay would have been better had it not been raining but who knows when I’ll be here again? A 5 star hotel. I don’t know the name but liked […]

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National Museum of Wales

November 5, 2015

This was another grand place to visit.  Especially when it is pouring outside.  It is a natural science museum as well as Welsh history and art. Triceratops horn When I go back to select photos for my posts (I probably have 10 for every one you see) I often smile at what catches my eye. […]

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Cardiff City Hall

November 5, 2015

After seeing the City Hall in Belfast I try and stop in to see the city hall in larger cities and with 325,000 people Cardiff, the capital of Wales was visited.   St. David is the patron saint of Wales Council Chamber Charles, Prince of Wales

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Cardiff Castle Walls & Keep

November 4, 2015

I heard some tourists complaining today about the rain.  When you are visiting the UK you should know that it rains here.  Often, not nessecarily a lot but frequently. That’s probably one reason it is so green year round.  People might not realize that Glasgow & Boston have almost the same amoutn of annual rainfall […]

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