George & Victoria's Travels

 Dear Gentle Readers I can just hear all of you saying "Not another castle!". Bear with me, this one is different, because we had a guide who told us amazing things about Pembroke Castle. First though is this bridge, the Cleddau Bridge across the Milford Haven Waterway between Neyland and Pembroke Dock. It replaced a ferry service, which coincidentally is where I took this photo from, the pier at the right was where the ferry docked. The bridge is 37 metres (121 feet) above the water and 820 metres long. I used the panoramic feature of my camera because it would not fit in a normal photo. This was our first view of Pembroke Castle. This is a statue of William Marshal, often called "the greatest knight who ever lived". He was instrumental in upgrading the castle after the Normans left it. This is a panoramic shot so I could fit the whole castle in the picture. This is the Great Keep, built by William Marshal and boy is it tall. There's 100 narrow spiral stairs to...

 Dear Gentle Readers Today dawned bright and clear so we ventured in to St Davids to see the Bishop's Palace and Cathedral. Google Maps led us down a tiny twisting lane to the back of the Palace where there was free parking! A rarity in the U.K. I parked the car then saw this sign. No not a brand of car but the ford of a river where you crossed it at a very shallow point. Interestingly, it says "Not suitable for vehicles". So I went down to look at it. And here it is, a real true to life ford in the middle of a town. They never built a bridge here and just left it as a ford. I didn't attempt to "ford" the river, but I thought it interesting just the same. This was our first view of Bishop's Castle. Mostly built by Bishop Henry de Gower between 1328 and 1347 when he died. His grave is in the adjacent cathedral. This is inside the Palace looking towards the Great Hall. Bishop Gower improved it over a previous Bishop, Thomas Bek. This is a panoramic shot of...