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Topic: defensive weapons
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bent one
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posted 05-19-2005 09:13 PM
 
I would love to go to England. My parents loved the country. I heard that the armory was moved from the tower of london to another place, I am a big fan of weapons and I would like to know where they put it so I can plan to go there. I would like to meet you in person and take a tour but didn't you say in a previous post that you are moving to the U.S. later this year. where are you planning to move to? |
Paul
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posted 05-19-2005 09:22 PM
North Carolina.
But I'm not too sure when.
If I am still in England I will also show you around Dover castle.
Deal? |
bent one
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posted 05-19-2005 09:24 PM
those are some good links. good pictures. are there any cities or towns built by the romans that are lived in today like rome? wasn't london once a roman settlement?If you're still there when we go I think I'll do it.
If you do move to North Carolina it would be easier to find you there that having to go across the atlantic. my dad goes to other states doing geneology searches. I went when I was younger, 4 I think. They have a WWII battleship there. [This message has been edited by bent one (edited 05-19-2005).] [This message has been edited by bent one (edited 05-19-2005).] |
Paul
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posted 05-19-2005 09:32 PM
The Romans founded London and called it Lundinium. |
Paul
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posted 05-19-2005 09:35 PM
Last year I was is Alabama and saw the USS
Alabama, even bought a T-shirt.
Great day out! |
bent one
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posted 05-19-2005 09:39 PM
the roman name kind of sounds like a new kind of element. : - )
but that's not too surprising considering that the scientific community calls everything latin names because latin is dead it no longer changes.
what kind of stuff is at dover? My mother bought a book of england aerial photos I could look for some photos of dover castle I have some pictures of warwick. |
bent one
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posted 05-19-2005 09:50 PM
you oughta see the Texas, our battleship.
I spent a night on board and slept in one of the bunks with my troop. playing hide and go seek at night in the engine room is creepy and fun at the same time. right next door is a submarine and a destroyer both open to the public! there is also a battle field next door san jacinto it was the final battle of the texas revolution from mexico. |
Merlin
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posted 05-20-2005 06:16 AM
If you like to see and know more about the roman fortifications at Londinium/London, visit the "Museum of London". They exhibit archaeological evidence, models and give a lot of information. Besides, the museum is well worth a visit for everyone interested in any aspects of the city's history.
The official homepage: http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ |
Paul
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posted 05-20-2005 07:50 AM
And http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/castles/page12.html
for Dover castle. |
bent one
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posted 05-20-2005 10:34 AM
wow! dover sounds like it's got a long history.
It looks like a cool place to visit. can you get into the tunnels underneath where they had that fallout shelter? Are the earthworks still visible? |
Paul
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posted 05-20-2005 08:12 PM
Dover has been a settlement since the iron age.
Later, the Romans settled in Dover and gave the town its present name.
There is a Roman pharos or lighthouse still to be seen but this has been modified over the centuries.
St Mary in Castro was originally a Saxon church but again it has been rebuilt and added to in subsequent ages.
There are medieval tunnels that can be explored and also you could take a tour of the WW2 tunnels which are deep beneath the white cliffs.
The WW2 tunnels used the original tunnels that were used during the Napoleonic wars with double helix stair ways.
Dover is well worth a visit and I am going back there soon.
I have quite a few photos that I did not put on my website, like the medieval bakers oven.
There are loads of cannon to be seen which should keep a weapons enthusiast happy.
Paul of Paul's castle.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/castles/
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bent one
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posted 05-21-2005 01:01 AM
I love artillery. doesn't matter if it's smoothbore, like the bronze napoleons, or the rifles, 3 in. ordinance. did you know that in big guns to this very day we are using bags of powder like they did in the old days. I know that they use pyrodex instead of black powder now but isn't that cool. the technology has changed all around the gun but the basics of the gun is the same. we have computers recoiless weapons, but its still just a bag filed with explosive firing a projectile. that's something there.About your moving here, are you just living here for a while or are you going to become a citizen here? |
Paul
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posted 05-21-2005 05:13 PM
We intend to stay in the US.
My wife is American, North Carolina seems
favorite at the moment. |
bent one
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posted 05-21-2005 10:54 PM
cool. Is she from north carolina? if it's still undecided you might want to think about texas.
the weather is relatively pleasant year round, people play golf in january in dallas and it doesn't bother them too much.
landscape wise, texas has got everything except snow covered mountains. we have the gulf and galveston bay if you like the sea. we have the eastern woodlands if you like the forest. we have desert in snyder, and on the new mexico border.
I live in the blackland prarie and live conveniently close to dallas but not too close and I can bicycle to the rural area in about 20 minutes. you ought to come down and see the Dallas museum of art. last year they had an exhibit of treasures from around the world this included mayan flint blade swords and japanese wicker armor. If you like to ride a bike and your in town next year they have a ride through dallas you can see the place where kennedy was assasinated and you bicycle through the mural area outside the american airlines center. |
Paul
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posted 05-22-2005 05:13 PM
My wife was born in Seattle but was raised in Illinois.
Her Mom lives in Florida but she is thinking of re-locating to NC, so we will be moving near ,but not too near, her.
I intend to visit the lone star state when I can.
Paul of Paul's castle.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/castles/ [This message has been edited by Paul (edited 05-22-2005).] |
bent one
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posted 05-24-2005 11:13 PM
I hope that you'll get to visit I've been reading about the nine years that texas was a republic.
everybody know about the alamo but there were a lot more battles that were important to the war. liike the massacre at goliad and the san jacinto battle. |
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