UK Visits 01
Conway Castle Is Located In North Wales. The Castle Was Used To Collect Tolls From Merchants On The River.
UK Visits 02
The Exterior Of The Castle Was In Great Condition. The Interior Was Empty Except For Remnants Of The Thickest Walls.
UK Visits 03
Look Close, You Can See The Wall That Still Encircles The City Of Conway.
UK Visits 04
Here's The Smallest House In Great Britain w/ My P&G Colleagues Bob MacDonald, Yours Truely, Paula Pardoe & Joe Miner.
UK Visits 05
The Castle @ Scarborough Is Located In North York On The Eastern Coast Of England. It's Perched A Top A Large Bluff w/ An Incredible View Of The Sea.
UK Visits 06
During WW II The Germans Thought Scarborough Castle Had Too Good A View Of The Sea. This Is What They Left.
UK Visits 07
This Photo Of Scarborough Was Taken By Shoving The Lens Of My Camera Into A Bowman's Hole In The Castle Wall - A Totally Blind Shot.
UK Visits 08
Warwick Castle Was The First Mediaeval Castle In England. The Original Mound Was Built In 1068 AD By The Normans.
UK Visits 09
Dungeons, Towers, Walls, A Gatehouse, A Chapel & A Residence Were Added Over The Next 600 Years.
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This Is A Photo From The Mound Facing The Gatehouse. The Residence Is In The Shadows On The Right.
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The Great Room Was Displaying Armor & Weapons From The Period. Every Room In The Residence Was Decorated In Similar Detail.
UK Visits 12
The Earls of Warwick Contributed Generously To Maintain & Expand St. Mary's.
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This Addition To The Church Was Built By One Of The Earl's As A Tomb (See Photo). The Entire Structure Was Built For Less Than $4,000, In The 1500's!
UK Visits 14
Project Celebration - Off To Scotland!
UK Visits 15
Edinburgh Castle Was The Home Of The Scottish Royal Family. The Scottish Crown Jewels Are On Display At The Castle - Very Impressive!
UK Visits 16
Who Says The Fog's Bad In Scotland? Can't You See The Castle? My Visit Was On The July 4th Weekend!
UK Visits 17
Castle Guard @ Edinburgh. He Never Even Smiled & This Was The ONLY Gun I Saw On The Island (British Cops Don't Carry Firearms).
UK Visits 18
Scotland's Loch Lomond Is Their Largest Lake. Loch Ness Was Too Far To Drive & I Didn't Think Nessie Would Pose For A Picture.
UK Visits 19
The Clachan Inn In Drymen Is Scotland's Oldest. A Sign On The Door To The Restaurant Prohibits The Entry Of Dogs - Guess Dogs Are Allowed In The Bar!
UK Visits 20
Not Much Of A Water Fall. Guess I Needed A Break On The Way To Stirling.
UK Visits 21
Stirling Castle Is Surrounded By Flat Farmland. The First One To The Top Of The Hill Definitely Got The Best Digs In The Area.
UK Visits 22
The Cemetery Between The Stirling Castle & The Church Of The Holy Rude Was One Of The Nicest I Saw During My Visit.
UK Visits 23
One Of Scotland's Finest Medieval Church's With The Original Oak Roof Beams & Was The Site For The Coronation Of The Infant King James VI In 1567.
UK Visits 24
Blackpool Pleasure Beach Is One Of The Oldest Amusement Areas In The World. All Work & No Play Makes Rick A Dull Boy.
UK Visits 25
Sorry, You're No Longer The Tallest Or The Fastest. See Millennium Mania For Your Big Brother!
UK Visits 26
Walked To A Park With My Host Jeremy (Pictured Later). This Is The Only Proof I Visited London.
UK Visits 27
For 900 Years The Tower Has Served As A Royal Palace, Fortress, Prison, Site Of Execution, Arsenal, Mint & Jewel House (I Passed On The Family Jewels)
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Is This The Bridge That's Supposed To Be Falling Down?
UK Visits 29
Looks Pretty Sturdy To Me!
UK Visits 30
Old Ben Looks Pretty Good & Keeps Great Time.
UK Visits 31
Old Ben Has A Caboose - The Houses Of Parliament. Here's A Photo Of The First Half.
UK Visits 32
Why Ben, What Are Thou Trying To Hide?
UK Visits 33
Here's The Rest Of The Houses Of Parliament - Guess I Need A Panoramic Camera, Nah!
UK Visits 34
The Stonework Is So Lifelike You'll Feel You Know Some Of The Figures Above The Gateway To Parliament.
UK Visits 35
One Of The Most Famous Church's In The World - I Didn't Make It Inside, There Was An Activity In Progress.
UK Visits 36
The Mighty Thames Gracing The Houses Of Parliament.
UK Visits 37
Didn't See Any Royalty @ Their Palace Home, Just Lots Of Tourists.
UK Visits 38
Not Quite Your Ordinary Garage Door. Then Again, It's Not Your Ordinary Home.
UK Visits 39
Jeremy Nye Is A Friend Of Kevin's From Graduate School. Jeremy & Zeta Allowed Me To Stay @ Their Flat During My Visit To London - Wonderful People!