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My whole `life' flashed before my eyes...
Jun. 2nd, 2002 08:12 pm... when I tried to access LiveJournal at around 15:00 GMT today, Sun 2 Jun, and nothing was working. I'm delighted to see everything back up again so quickly.
This morning, we did a whistle-stop tour of the Riverside Community Market (almost a `farmers market', but not quite) with our houseguest, then carried on to Caerphilly Castle. She was duly impressed by what is described as the largest castle in Britain (I think you have to cheat and include the `town fort' island), with (just about?) the largest (extant?) water defenses of any castle in Europe. The siege engines were fired, which is always dramatic to watch - the expert commentator now recognizes us as groupies! - and The Company of Chivalry did re-enactment demonstrations in the Inner Ward. We met a `real' camp follower, complete with red-and-white broad stripped hood, and `penis-and-vagina' broach!
We had to rush for the 14:39 train from Newport to Reading, but she made it, and then we came home to chill out...
This morning, we did a whistle-stop tour of the Riverside Community Market (almost a `farmers market', but not quite) with our houseguest, then carried on to Caerphilly Castle. She was duly impressed by what is described as the largest castle in Britain (I think you have to cheat and include the `town fort' island), with (just about?) the largest (extant?) water defenses of any castle in Europe. The siege engines were fired, which is always dramatic to watch - the expert commentator now recognizes us as groupies! - and The Company of Chivalry did re-enactment demonstrations in the Inner Ward. We met a `real' camp follower, complete with red-and-white broad stripped hood, and `penis-and-vagina' broach!
We had to rush for the 14:39 train from Newport to Reading, but she made it, and then we came home to chill out...
