I visited England, Wales and Ireland in August, 2002.  Accompanying me on this trip were my parents, sister and one of my nephews.  In Ireland, we met some of our cousins.
My Father and nephew, Greg, in London, near the Millennium Bridge Inside the (recreated) Globe Theater, London, England The Tower Bridge, London Stonehenge
The Cornish Arms Bread and Breakfast, Pendoggett, Cornwall Tintagel, Cornwall (legendary birth place of King Arthur) Ruins at Tintagel, Cornwall St. Michael's Mount, near Penzance, Cornwall
Remains of Glastonbury Abbey, England's oldest abbey Glastonbury has long been associated with the Arthurian legends Glastonbury Tor, the legendary Isle of Avalon Cheddar man, 9,000 years old
A roman bath in Bath, England Downtown Bath, England Caerphilly Castle The Great Hall, Caerphilly Castle
Castell Coch Preparing to enter a coal mine Conwy Castle A time traveller?
Lavatory chutes, Conwy castle Castle stairs were easily defended The fortified Norman town of Conwy, Wales A well-stocked Norman kitchen
Conwy Castle The River Artro Lake Cwm Bychan Hiking from Lake Cwm Bychan to the Roman Steps
The Roman Steps The Roman Steps Cousin Frank Lane (in the middle), Dublin, Ireland The streets of Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin Inside Dublin Castle St. Patrick's Cathedral Mom, Dad and Carol (sister) at St. Patrick's Cathedral
Powerscourt My family at Powerscourt Pets Cemetary, Powerscourt Japanese Gardens, Powerscourt
Blarney Castle Blarney Castle - the Blarney Stone Looking straight down from the top of Blarney Castle Mom attempts to kiss the Blarney Stone
Mom was not able to kiss the Blarney Stone! Bed and Breakfast in Killarney My nephew Greg at Killarney One of the three lakes of Killarney
We meet our Irish cousins Some more of our Irish cousins Cousin Frank Lane's boat We board our cousin's boat
Boating on the Shannon River Birr Castle, home of the Earls of Rosse The Third Earl of Rosse This huge telescope was built by the Third Earl of Rosse
The Third Earl of Rosse's telescope was the world's largest A closer view of The Third Earl of Rosse's great telescope The Fourth Earl of Rosse, Charles Algernon Parsons, was the inventor of the steam turbine engine The residence of the present (Seventh) Earl of Rosse
The Millennium Gardens

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