Since I refuse to pay £15 (about $22) for internet from the Cardiff Hyatt, I am sending this from Lloyd's No. 1 Bar a few doors down the street. The room at the hotel is nice, but now I'm not a Hilton fan.
I'm going to try to catch up from Sunday, 5/16:
Contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t rain here every day. It does change quickly from sun to clouds with an occasional shower. It’s also pretty cool—I’ve worn a jacket every day.
Now having said that, today was the first day we had some heavy rain. It was also the day we went to Stonehenge. I was worried that it would make for bad pictures, but I think it turned out OK. I drove here from Datchet. I still need some practice.
Stonehenge
Next was Salisbury Cathedral, which had a flag from the War of 1812 in it. The plaque said that the flag was eventually brought to India where it fell into the Ganges and was recovered after eight months. No wonder it was mostly threads hanging there!
Salisbury Catherdral--it has the tallest steeple in Britain
Bath was last, and the most interesting things here (to me) were the Roman bath excavations. It was a site the pre-Roman Britons used, so there have been people around for centuries. It was only in 1880 that any excavations turned up Roman ruins.
The baths at Bath. See the Roman matron by the pillar?
It's 6:20 PM (GMT) in Cardiff, Wales, UK
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