Day 22: Wales

Today we woke up early and took a three-hour bus ride to Cardiff, Wales. It was strange being in a place that didn’t speak English, and for that other language to not be Spanish. We went to a museum there that had quite a bit of interesting art. It had some modern art that made me question why we paid to see it, but there were also some good pieces, don’t worry. There were several paintings by Monet and several sculptures by Rodin. There were many other works by big important artists but those are the ones that stuck out to me the most. I know I’ve said it already, but I’m going to say it again. I love seeing art in person that I’ve studied in books. It’s incredible! To walk up to a work and be able to identify the artist, without ever having seen it in person, is crazy awesome.

After the museum we visited a real life castle. It was cool to see one in person. It wasn’t as cool as it could have been because it was in the middle of a city with modern buildings all around, but it was still a castle. So yeah, super cool! My buddies and I “stormed the Keep.” It was really cool to be in the castle and to imagine what it would have been like to live there. I probably would have shoveled a lot of horse poop; so basically my childhood. There were several tents of people dressed to the period. They were cooking, metalworking, playing instruments, and such things as that. We also watched a joust at the castle. If you have ever been to Knight Times, it reminded me a lot of that, except it was at a castle! The coolest part of the jousting was the fact that the castle Keep was in the background the whole time. It was a very cool experience.

I haven’t done this yet but I have a prayer request. My little sister left for Florida yesterday for a mission’s trip. She’ll be doing two weeks of boot camp there before heading to Madagascar for a month. So she could use your prayers; for safety, perseverance, and patience. Well Mom and Dad, two of your kids are off on mission’s trips in different parts of the world at the same time. High five! But seriously, pray.