Warwick Castle
August 30th, 2006
Oh english weather.
You would think that after living in the UK for the last three months we would have our very charming wind cheaters at hand. No this wasn’t the case as we enjoyed our rainy then sunny then rainy day at Warwick Castle. I have been wanting to go to Warwick Castle for months, it was on my Things To Do List so i was most excited to see that it was on our train line and only a 20 minute ride
When you get off the train you make your way up through the quaint town of Warwick to be greeted by the huge gates of the Castle. By this time i was super excited as i could hear the clashing sound of swords in battle ( im a history nerd i know it ) beacuse of school holidays they have extra entertaiment for the school children and nerds like jousting, battle fights, bird of prey shows and the world’s largest trebuchet.
My First Castle
June 15th, 2006
UPDATE (16/06/2006) : Added some pics to the post!
Yesterday Sarah and I went to Rochester Castle (its really a keep) locateded obviously enough in Rochester Kent. The castle is an awsome relic with spiralling staircases and solid stone walls overlooking the Rochester Cathedral. Rochester itself is a medium sized village with containg many antique shops and traditional pubs.
In what has become a tradition with our holidays we didnt stop walking for all of the day. We had lunch at a Weatherspoons Free House where I tired my first real ale. Nothing like a flat warm 1/2 pint to wash down some chilli con-carne.
We left Rochester in the afternoon and headed back to our hosts home for an hour rest before heading to the local curry house for dinner and a couple of pints of Carling Cold. UK curry is much better that AU curry although its a little oily.
Anyway four minutes of internet time remaining so I better wrap it up.
Leevi infront of Rochester Castle
Leevi inside Rochester Castle (Rochester Cathedral in the background)
Sarah inside Rochester Castles spiralling stairwell