Thursday, October 27, 2005

China, Cathedrals & Countryside




Well... today we spent the entire day out and about with Lana and all three girls. Our main destination was Wales... specifically the town of Usk where Max's ancestry is traced back to the 1850's.

On our way to Usk, we stopped in Worcester (pronounced Woorster) where they sell fine bone china. We didn't buy any, but we did look through the various shops. We saw everything from a tea cup for as little as £7.50 (about $15 US) to a soup ladel for £595 (or about $1200 US dollars). Don't even ask how much the plates or other items were! The currency is "pounds" and "pence" here. Prices for goods are very similar here, except for the horrid exchange rate.

The first photo above is of the Worcester Cathedral, which we did not have time to stop at. The second picture is that of the Wales countryside as we travelled to Usk. There are miles and miles of beautiful countryside just like this. The third picture is taken from the bridge (over the River Usk) going into the town of Usk.

Oh... and after we left the town of Usk, we stopped at the Records Center in Cwnbran (pronounced Coonbrawn) to try to find some birth records for some additional family history work Lana is doing. She was quite thrilled to be in THE location where the original records are on microfiche and microfilm.

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