06-07-2019, 11:37 PM
(06-07-2019, 11:14 PM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: Yeah, its pretty “South” here. LOTS of Civil War battles happened here.
The history here is amazing. At work, sometimes I’ll stand on the fantail of a carrier at the pier and look at the bay and wonder at the British warships that sailed by, the Monitor/Merrimac fight, and other historical happenings that occured not far off the end of the ship.
Oh, yeah, biscuits in the UK are not what we call biscuits in the US, or the South. And I’d rather have a Krispy Kreme. The creme filled chocolate covered ones. Oh baby!!
That sounds a great place, Popgun. I too can mentally "transport myself back" or imagine being in my surroundings centuries ago (some people can, some people can't) and we have a helluva lot of history here in the UK!
My home looks out over Torbay and I can see the two Napoleonic-era forts on the Berry Head headland (complete with cannons!) that are fascinating to visit - like the armoury and magazine, built with double walls, ventilated and with a weak roof so that it wouldn't destroy the fort if it blew up. Then there's the Dockyard at Portsmouth, that still has HMS Victory in dry dock there. Finally, all the Roman cities and towns, with Roman walls, foundations and streets...
If this sort of thing chimes with you, and it sounds as though it does, Popgun, you've just gotta visit the UK!
(Sorry for the "thread-hijacking"!!)