Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Isle of Wight 2nd day

Wonderful day on the Isle of Wight

Photos from the foredeck of our hotel with the tie in.













Statue outside our hotel.




The owner's navy collection.






Carrisbrook Castle








Weapons


Crossbow


St. Nicholas at Castro




The apartments where King Charles the 1st ws held prisoner are in this building.





The wheel to bring the water up fro the well, usually turned by donkeys, buttoday by the guidehere because the brake was seizing which could hurt the donkeys.


And climbing...

Me, climbing the stairs  tp the top of the castle wall.


And climbing...


And climbing.


From the top of the wall.






Medieval Well.


View from the top of the stairs






Bowling Greenbuilt for King Charles 1



Donkey pin




Fire wagon at Carrisbrook Castle.




Reproduction of a period bed in the bedroom where King Charles was kept prisoner.


Isle of Wight Embroidery Quilt in the Castle Museum



Cannons



Newport Roman Villa
TThe best example of Roman Baths in Britain




Instruments for bathing




Tesselated Tile Floors




Walls outside the bath section of the village



Roman style garden



Going to floating bridge (ferry) from Cowes to East Cowes





Quarr Church








Quarr Abbey wall ruins


Sheep near Quarr Abbey ruins





This house seems to be have been restored from the ruins of the abbey



Young men dancing in the street in Ryde after a football game



Beach at Seaview




Ate at a pub in Seaview.  Had great fish and chips and rump steak and chips--for the smaller appetite, so we finished.  The bill charged us for  "child's portions!

Marcy
Ysowl
ZaGranny

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