Last week, we began a whirlwind tour of Scotland in Edinburgh. We arrived late on Thursday night, staying in a recently built apartment on the waterfront in Leith. It was right near the the Royal Yacht Britannia, the boat used by Queen Elizabeth II and other royal folk, so we stopped by for a quick [...]
We recently returned from our holiday in France. We had a wonderful time! We flew into the amazing medieval city of Carcassonne.
The castle and fortified town here are truly remarkable, one of the finest examples of military architecture in Europe.
Though I find castles inherently fascinating, we were inspired to visit Carcassonne because of [...]
We’ve had a wonderful time visiting with family this past week. Among other things, we went to Warwick Castle, billed as “Britain’s Greatest Mediaeval Experience.”
The site has been fortified since the early 11th century and is quite formidable.
It was used, however, much more extensively than many of the other castles we’ve seen. The Great [...]
Wales is home to many incredible castles, claiming the densest castle concentration of anywhere in Europe. This is due to the fierce resistance the Welsh presented to the Anglo-Saxon invaders. Most of the finest castles were constructed by Edward I in the mid 13th century with the aid an architect from Savoy, France.
We [...]
