Castles

The boys love castles. We hadn't been to one in awhile so we decided we'd drive up to Wales for the day and see a couple. We had a great time seeing the countryside and couple of small villages, although the reason for some of it was our inability to follow road signs and figure out how to think like the British. I'm pretty sure I'll never get over the driving aspect of life here. We get lost A LOT on our Saturday outings.

The first castle we visited was Caldicot Castle.

First time to see a real dungeon. We couldn't go in, but I don't think I would have wanted to having looked down the hole.

They had a big chess set that Mark and Hudson played. The only problem was Elliot and Nathanael kept stealing pieces when they weren't looking.

The second castle was called Chepstow. It was on a cliff and kind of reminded us of Cair Paravel from Narnia.

These are the original doors at the castle gate. They dated back to 1190. These are the oldest castle doors on record in all of Europe.

The boys found a toilet. It dropped straight into the river below. Environmentally friendly?

Random Fact: It costs 5 GBP ($7.50ish) to get into Wales and nothing to get out.