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| The Old Rectory - Llangattock |
We left the Old Rectory for Brecon. Our goal was the South Wales Borderers Museum.
The weather was slightly overcast, but no rain.
The Museum is in a rather small building but it has a very comprehensive display of items and stories from the history of the Regiment.
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| One of the several Rorke's Drift dioramas. |
As one might guess, there was a room dedicated to the batlles of Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana.
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| Manning the Vickers gun - the enemy were trembling. |
After the Museum we head for Abergavenny (which is mentioned in a Beatle's song. Whilst in town we had lunch and a nice walk around. Karen found a quilt shop (and bought something). Oh how lucky could we be... there was a Wednesday Market! It was interesting to see what people were trying to sell. Most of it was a bit 'junky'.
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| A commemorative statue at Abergavenny. |
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| Abergavenny in English and Welsh. |
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| Welcome to England! |
Our destination for the night was Bristol. Bristol is a city of about a half million folks. The city is a bit untidy. When the buildings are old (historic) they need maintenance. Unfortunately, Bristol does seem to
maintain it old or even newer buildings. We were recommended to walk to the harbourside area because it was full of good restaurants and bars. Hmmm, the recommendation was a bit 'off'!
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| An interesting display as we were walking back to our hotel. |
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We found a carousel for the children
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| Not the most attractive name for a restaurant! |
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Yes, this was the restaurant that we decided on. The beer and wine was good... some of the food was good... some not so. Tomorrow, we're off to Bath.
Never been to Bristol and now I probably never will! Thanks for trying it out for us all. Strangely the Welsh name for Abergavenny is shorter than the English. Usually it's the other way around.
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