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December 01, 2005
Every princess needs a castle.
We took a short trip to the nearby vilage of Skipton to do a little shopping at the village market and visit its fine mediaeval castle dating from 1090 a.d. It was built by the Norman King William I and was home to Cliford, Edward I, Henry VIII and prison to Mary Queen of Scots.
It was blowing snow and we had the whole castle entirely to ourselves. This was a great opportunity to beat the freezing day by warming up by running around pretending to be knights with swords, hiding in the dungeons and attacking from the ancient spiral stairs. This must be the ultimate playground for a five year old, and will be a tough act to follow in the future.
We warmed up with a pub meal of Yorkshire pudding and beef helped down with ale and milk, then stopped by the beast auctions at Gisburn on the way home for a cup of tea and a look at the sheep.
Posted by Andrew at December 1, 2005 12:54 AM
Comments
Great shots, Bro'. What camera are you using these days?
Posted by: thedude at December 1, 2005 08:29 AM
Ursula is such a great subject for photographs. :)
Posted by: echeng at December 24, 2005 05:06 PM