This weekend I took a trip to Gloucester, England. Like Bath, Gloucester was founded by the Romans around the time of Christ. It was controlled by Rome until it fell to Saxon raiders around 600 A.D.
The Gloucester Cathedral foundation was laid shortly after the Norman invasion 1089 A.D. The cathedral is very large and extremely beautiful. Even more fascinating was that the cathedral was used for numerous scenes in the first two Harry Potter movies!
Numerous knights, bishops, dukes (such as Robert Duke of Normandy), and even a king (Edward II) are buried at the cathedral. Plus, there are hundreds of people buried in the cloisters and crypt that are hundred and hundreds of years old. Gross!
We got home and watched Wales lose (its getting to be a habit) to South Africa in rugby. Then I helped mom cook supper as you can see in the picture.
PS - Dad helped me write some of the stuff about Gloucester's history but I think he got it from a book too!
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