St. Andrews, Scotland. "The Old Course". The little bridge in the center is kind of famous. I wanted a better picture, but it had stopped raining 30 seconds earlier, and would start raining again 30 seconds later, so I did what I could.
As a Comparative Government nerd, I felt honor-bound to visit the Scottish (and Welsh, though not pictured) Parliament buildings.
This is the ruined chapel next to Holyrood, which is the Queen's summer palace in Edinburgh. I asked the Queen to tea, but she was unavailable.
Edinburgh, from Monument Hill (Edinburgh is called the Athens of Northern Europe, and I think you get a good sense of why here.)
Here is the ubiquitous Oxford skyline shot.
This is a busy intersection in Oxford. I like the perspective of the town from the tower I'm at the top of: it was the only time I felt like was looking down on Oxonians, and not the other way around.
This might appear unremarkable, but within the reddish buildings are elevators that take you very far down into a Welsh coal mine. In the background is the town of Blaenavon, Wales. It's a sad place, although it's also a UNESCO world heritage site, since it's arguably the center of the British industrial revolution.
Bridge over the River Tywi, in Llandiello, Wales. I love the old houses in a row up the hill.
This is Carreg Cennen: the ruined castle fortress built on a 300 foot high cliff in central Wales. If I were building a castle, I'd build it here: it was invincible. Except for the wind and rain.
The restored Castle Caerphilly. They had an exhibit on siege weapons that was pretty cool. Afterward I had some Caerphilly cheese.
This is the reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, in London. I went to a matinee performance of "As You Like It". Critics think it's one of Shakespeare's weaker plays. That's probably because it's one of the funnier ones, it's easy to follow, has a strong female lead character, and is genuinely enjoyable for most people. My favorite character is Jacques, who is defined by his melancholy ("All the world's a stage, and all the people...")
I didn't get to go into this Parliament building, but that was because I was in London on the weekend.
St. Andrews, Scotland. "The Old Course". The little bridge in the center is kind of famous. I wanted a better picture, but it had stopped raining 30 seconds earlier, and would start raining again 30 seconds later, so I did what I could.
As a Comparative Government nerd, I felt honor-bound to visit the Scottish (and Welsh, though not pictured) Parliament buildings.
This is the ruined chapel next to Holyrood, which is the Queen's summer palace in Edinburgh. I asked the Queen to tea, but she was unavailable.
Edinburgh, from Monument Hill (Edinburgh is called the Athens of Northern Europe, and I think you get a good sense of why here.)
Here is the ubiquitous Oxford skyline shot.
This is a busy intersection in Oxford. I like the perspective of the town from the tower I'm at the top of: it was the only time I felt like was looking down on Oxonians, and not the other way around.
This might appear unremarkable, but within the reddish buildings are elevators that take you very far down into a Welsh coal mine. In the background is the town of Blaenavon, Wales. It's a sad place, although it's also a UNESCO world heritage site, since it's arguably the center of the British industrial revolution.
Bridge over the River Tywi, in Llandiello, Wales. I love the old houses in a row up the hill.
This is Carreg Cennen: the ruined castle fortress built on a 300 foot high cliff in central Wales. If I were building a castle, I'd build it here: it was invincible. Except for the wind and rain.
The restored Castle Caerphilly. They had an exhibit on siege weapons that was pretty cool. Afterward I had some Caerphilly cheese.
This is the reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, in London. I went to a matinee performance of "As You Like It". Critics think it's one of Shakespeare's weaker plays. That's probably because it's one of the funnier ones, it's easy to follow, has a strong female lead character, and is genuinely enjoyable for most people. My favorite character is Jacques, who is defined by his melancholy ("All the world's a stage, and all the people...")
I didn't get to go into this Parliament building, but that was because I was in London on the weekend.
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