Raglan Castle, Wales

Raglan Castle was one of the newer castles we visited in Wales being built in the 15th century. An older castle was on this site from the 12th century.

It's neat with the moat surrounding it and the magnificent views of the plain from the top of the Great Tower.

The wikipedia article is here. Their web site is here. There's another good web site here.

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Traffic Circle, University, MS

On the campus of the University of Mississippi, there's a new traffic circle. It's just down the street from the baseball stadium.

Traffic Circle, Ridgeland, MS

Ridgeland is just north of Jackson, Mississippi. Some highway engineer down there has gotten excited about traffic circles. While I love traffic circles (no 4-way stops), I'll bet they're confusing to the guys on the tractors.

Cell Tower, Ridgeland, MS

We've all seen cell towers "disguised" to look like trees. Just outside of Ridgeland, MS is a cell tower "disguised" to look like the Washington Monument!

Could I make this up?

Jewish Quarter, Krakow, Poland

The Jewish Quarter in Krakow is one of the most moving places I've been (second to Anne Frank's house).

This map is focused on the Old Synagogue. Zoom out and scroll slightly to the North-North West and you'll see the Remuh Jewish Cemetery.

While their web site says there "has also been a reawakening in the importance of Jewish history and culture," it didn't feel like that to me. It felt like a place that had had it's soul killed, eerilly still and hollow.

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