Wales

August 4, 2007 - Caerphily, United Kingdom

I arrived in Wales this morning on a quick flight as I sat with a 20 person stag party. Oh, the joys of drinking at 10:00 A.M.! Norm & Linda Taylor, my band mates, picked me up and we went to a town called Caerphilly. We had great fun packing a tuba, euphonium, trombone, and 3 people's luggage into a station wagon! ;)Jammed Packed
Caerphilly is famous for their medival castle. Caerphilly Castle It is a fortress! After this trip, my backside is going to look good after climbing all these stairs on this island! The stair landings were so tiny and the curving stairwells made me dizzy. So the castle is very impressive and I found it very odd to have something so old next to a modern shopping mall. The castle is surrounded by two moats. Bridge and moatThe park around the castle was green, lush grass with lots of geese! They also had a display of weaponry which was interesting. Battle Equipment
Our hotel was clean and comfortable. I enjoyed a nice bath and a full night's rest to prepare for tomorrow - Band Camp!:D
We visited Castle Coch before we left for Swansea. It is a beautiful castle and what you would expect a fairy tale castle to look like. Another pretty day.

Pictures

Battle Equipment
Castle Coch 3
Castle Coch 2
Main hall fireplace
 
 

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