Inside the Castle

Inside the castle, we find the remains poorly lit rooms (small windows make it easier to heat) surrounded with cold stone walls. This is just the sort of place one would find lots of tapestries hanging on the wall to help keep the people inside warm.

One of the towers still has functional stairs and I took one for the team and climbed up. Also, I figures there would be a few fun photos from up there. See what you think.

After the English civil war, many castles were dismantled or partially or wholly destroyed. Here, on the interior buildings and the drawbridges were razed leaving us with the castle in much the condition we see today.

And so we say goodby to Bodiam and to England for this trip. This ends our summer adventure. But fear not, more adventures in the UK are on tap and will be coming your way in the not too distant future. And, of course, There are still photos from the Nome trip to show you along with those from our trip to Albuquerque. Lots of adventures to report.

 

Bodiam castle Exterior

The photo above is an interesting juxtaposition of the old and new. Notice the contrail across the sky above the castle. the original residents would certainly never have seen that!

Walking into a Fairytale

Most of the castles we've visited have laced a still functioning moat. Some had no moat, others have a big ditch that may or may not have once been wet but are not dry. We now make a visit to a real moated castle that looks just like it came from a fairytale. This is Bodiam Castle.