Croeso i Caerdydd!

Translation: Welcome to Cardiff!After having such a great time in Northern Wales, Glenn and I decided decided to take a trip down to the southern end of Wales to visit the capital: Cardiff.  Cardiff was once one of the riches cities in the world, having gained much of its wealth from from Welch...

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The Joust

A couple weekends ago The Man and I headed over to Kenilworth Castle to observe a jousting tournament.  When we lived in Mississippi, we went to mule pulls (I kid you not).  When we lived in Alabama, we went to shrimp fest.In England, we watch people whack each other with big wooden sticks....

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The Airshow

Last weekend Glenn and I went to the world’s largest military airshow- the Fairford Air Tattoo.  My father used to fly chinooks (see above) in Vietnam, and got his pilots licence when he was 16, so suffice it to say I saw my fair share of air shows/aeronautical displays growing up.  G, on...

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