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[Noel7]

If I remember correctly, Wales has the most castles in the UK.  This one is Ruthin castle.  We stayed in Ruthin and went to a Medieval dinner there.  Servers and royalty in costume, the food was what you would have had at a royal table during that time period.

It also functions, in part, as a hotel now.

[Noel7]

[chickenbutt]

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@Noel7 wrote:

@Vivian

The village is known as Llanfair PG or Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. The name means "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the fierce whirlpool of St Tysilio of the red cave" in Welsh.

I can pronounce parts of the name, LOL. 

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Gadzooks!  Can ya spell that without looking? 

[Noel7]

[Noel7]

The Midieval dinner setting:

[Noel7]

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@chickenbutt wrote:

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@Noel7 wrote:

@Vivian

The village is known as Llanfair PG or Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. The name means "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the fierce whirlpool of St Tysilio of the red cave" in Welsh.

I can pronounce parts of the name, LOL. 

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Gadzooks!  Can ya spell that without looking? 

No, LOL @chickenbutt  I can tell you that the ending syllables sound like someone needs to clear their throat

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[chickenbutt]

Reminds me a little of German.  I used to speak German and the more I got familiar with it, the less I felt like it was such a 'throat-clearing' language and it had kind of a cool flow to it.

It's a drag when you learn languages (I also spoke Spanish) and end up forgetting them.    It's so true about - use it or lose it. 

[GingerPeach]

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@chickenbutt wrote:

Reminds me a little of German.  I used to speak German and the more I got familiar with it, the less I felt like it was such a 'throat-clearing' language and it had kind of a cool flow to it.

It's a drag when you learn languages (I also spoke Spanish) and end up forgetting them.    It's so true about - use it or lose it. 

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Same here, @chickenbutt

I was a French major for a while, but also took some German and Spanish.  Sadly, I rarely used any of it but now and then phrases come to mind all on their own.

[Noel7]

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@chickenbutt wrote:

Reminds me a little of German.  I used to speak German and the more I got familiar with it, the less I felt like it was such a 'throat-clearing' language and it had kind of a cool flow to it.

It's a drag when you learn languages (I also spoke Spanish) and end up forgetting them.    It's so true about - use it or lose it. 

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My father and grandmother spoke Welsh fluently but I don't remember it.  The Welsh-Americans then were basically endogamous, they mostly married other Welsh immigrants, so they spoke both languages and carried on traditions from both countries.

[shoekitty]

The blue is amazing.  Yes Homegirl, it is stunning!!!