Nottingham

We’ve been to the nearby city of Nottingham a couple of times recently. Last week, we went to see Nottingham castle. An enthusiastic tour guide showed us around and filled us with history. Unfortunately, the original castle was demolished during the civil war to prevent Cromwell from controlling the strategic crossing of the River Trent. The site was purchased by the Duke of Newcastle and rebuilt as a manor house. This was burned by angry citizens in 1831 and subsequently turned into a museum by the City of Nottingham.

We got a tour of the tunnels that honeycomb the sandstone bluff below the castle. It was fascinating to see the dungeon room, the spots where cannons were mounted, and the routes supplies were brought up from the river below.

Maybe we need to get some stocks to keep around the house? We could use the rotten vegetables out of the compost!

Molly and I also took advantage of having Grammy Gail here to have a night out on the town. We went to dinner and a comedy club in Nottingham with some friends from Molly’s Tae Kwon Do class. I’d never been to see stand-up comedy before, but I found it quite funny. There were only a few British cultural references that I didn’t follow.