Fabulous Friday & Skywatch Friday:Chepstow Castle

I have been sick this week with my first bout of laryngitis & a chest infection in almost 6 years!! So, I haven't been out with my camera. As I have already done a couple of Christmas posts, I decided to do something entirely different.

What I love to do when I am house bound is go through old photos. Well, these aren't too old. They are from my around the world trip in September/October 2010 (USA, UK & Europe).

Built in 1067, Chepstow Castle is a Norman castle perched high above the banks of the river Wye in southeast Wales. Built for William the Conqueror by William FitzOsbern, Earl of Hereford. Chepstow Castle is the oldest surviving stone castle in Britain.

Thanks for stopping by & do have a wonderful Christmas weekend!

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The Creative Exchange: Westminster Abbey Gardens

This is my first time linking to "The Creative Exchange".

Just a couple of days ago, I was looking through my photos of my first trip to UK and Europe in September/October 2010. I have finally finished sorting the 3500 photos into different files on my computer (London, Wales, Rome, Venice, Bath & Cotwolds and Paris) so that I can choose those worthy of printing.

It has been almost a year since that trip and chronic illness has gotten in the way of an awful lot.

I was reminiscing in my London file and came across a few of my favourite photos from my visit to Westminster Abbey. I was so taken with the beauty of these gardens. I just snapped these hoping to capture what my heart felt at the time - the wonder & beauty coupled with the history... amazement!

I hope these are suitable for this photography challenge...

Gate of The Little Cloister Garden

The Little Cloister Garden

Entrance to St Catherine's Chapel Garden

**These photos were taken with my Canon Digital IXUS 950IS camera - the only digital camera I owned at the time (the plan was originally to by myself a DSLR camera before the trip but the cost totally blew out!!!)

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Castle Combe - one of the most quaint and beautiful little towns I visited in the UK.