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Welsh Rarebit Lamb Kabobs Hatfield Railway Hatfield Manor (Old Home Place) Scene from Train We departed Wales for London.  An uneventful trip.  Upon arrival in London, we switched trains and traveled north to Hatfield, England.  A beautiful home, if you like mansions.  Not unlike the home we have in Elmore County.  My brother wanted me to pick up 6 cups for him from there.  They are very proud of their cups.  Afterwards we went to Ely, England.  About 30 minutes from Mildenhall.  Tomorrow we will go to Mildenhall and fly home Sunday.  There are 3 flights to U.S. on Sunday and 2 on Monday.  We did have to make a decision though...they had a flight to Spain, leaving in the morning....Spain or the U.S.A.  Our grandchildren asked when are Granna and Grandaddy coming to see us?  Spain will wait...our grandchildren will not.......This our last blog entry...See you in Alabama...until next time....

Elvis and his brother Tomorrow we will leave Cardiff and work our way back to Mildenhall.  We are going to Hatfield, England and then to Ely, UK.  There is a flight leaving for Bangor, Me on Sunday.  If there is a seat available, then Maine here we come.  I will keep you posted....

Castle Cardiff same Inside castle castle tower cawl stew WWI recruitment posture JEH Inside castle

We are enjoying our visit to Wales.  It is one of those unexpected pleasant surprises.  The people are very friendly, the accommodations are great and the food is very good.  Last night I had a meal of Steak and Braines ale Pie.  Linda had Chicken and Leek Pie. They reminded me somewhat of the beef pot pies and the chicken pot pies I used to eat before I got married.  I just did not know I was eating Celtic food 40 years ago. Medieval Church Medieval Church Linda;s Chicken Pot Pie Cardiff Bay Air raid Shelter in castle Linda in the stocks Castle Keep Today we toured the castle, the city,  the waterfront, and the Market.  We had a very good Welsh breakfast at the hotel.  Eggs are eggs, but I did not eat the baked beans for breakfast.  For lunch, Linda had potato and leek soup and I had Cawl (a lamb stew).  Tonight   we had a full Welsh dinner.  Lamb koftas, Beef Pie, Welsh Rarebit,  Calamari, Sausage & Yorkshire pudding along with fajita spiced chicken wings.  No dessert. I have imm...

Train to Wales Our Hotel, Angel Hotel Information, Cardiff castle Jerry in Pub Pub, Jerry's in Angel Hotel Lobby Linda and I checked out of Mildenhall and took the train back to London, then took the Great Western Railway to the western UK, on our way to Cardiff.  While in London a Brit asked me about the 4th of July.  I asked him if they celebrated it over here and he said it was just another work day.  We traveled about 4 hours by train, at speeds up to 118mph. Speedometer posted speeds for passengers.  A very pleasant journey.  We made our stop in Cardiff and checked into the Angel Hotel.  It is located across the street from the Cardiff Castle, a former Roman fort, a former Norman Castle.  A former castle for whoever was calling the shots.  We were excited about exploring Cardiff, enjoying the Welsh culture and tasting their cuisine.

Delta on way to US KC135 on way to US Alabama State Flag  U.S. Flag Our alarm went off at 0630.  We got up, dressed, went to operations for trip home.  6 people had checked in.  It looked good.  Show time was 0940.  About 0925 folks started coming in.  Roll call was at 0940.  30 seats firm...Linda and I were 31 & 32. KC135 took off for Birmingham, Al with 30 (firm) passengers on board.  Time for plan B.  The adventure continues.  After the flight left, we went to the base travel office and checked on possible excursions.  The agent suggested we go to Cardiff, Wales.  A pretty coastal town in the next country.  We had not been there, so we made plans to travel to Wales. 

Twin Tower Monument Monument Inscription Flowers at monument another view Roses on base Operations After breakfast, we headed for the "tube" and took the train back to Mildenhall RAF.  Upon arriving, we checked in and then went to operations and checked on our return flight home.  Every thing was set.  0940 show time the next date with 30 seats available.  We felt good. We met Gene and John at the dining facility for dinner and afterwards went to our room and began preparations for the return on the next day.