by David Brown | Nov 22, 2012 | British Isles, England, Great Britain, History, London, London History, Museums, Travel Notes
Many people flock to Buckingham Palace for the summer opening and walk right past one of the other treasures of the crown – The Queen’s Gallery. Unlike Buckingham Palace, the Gallery is open year round. Reopened in 2002 for the Queen’s jubilee year, the newly...
by David Brown | Nov 22, 2012 | British Isles, Great Britain, History, Travel Notes, Wales
Driving the freeway in South Wales near Cardiff, you catch a glimpse of a most romantic castle perched on the hillside overlooking the Taff Valley. It is Castell Coch, a dazzling architectural masterpiece of the Victorian era. Leaving the freeway you drive up a...