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It has been a couple weeks since we went to Wales but I am now just getting around to posting some images. For the first time since Connor was born, Brittany and I decided to take a little trip to get out of the house and see some new things. This was our first trip with the little guy and everything seemed to work out just fine. Hopefully we can start traveling with him now at a young age so before we know it he will be a seasoned pro.

We decided to drive to a couple hours to Cardiff which is the capital of Wales. Our plan was to check out Cardiff Castle and maybe do a little shopping while we were there.

I thought Cardiff Castle was pretty cool, but we didn’t get a chance to see some of the interior rooms because we had a stroller and they don’t allow strollers inside. They did offer a place to store strollers, but it was more like a big open room and we were afraid someone might take ours. I was really bummed we couldn’t see some of the interior rooms but I quickly got over it.

The admission fee was £8.95 per adult and £6.95 for children 5-16. The £8.95 fee covered everything we needed, but for an extra £3 you could get a forty minute guided tour. We opted out of the forty minute guided tour and decided to see things for ourselves. It was a little chilly and I most certainly had all my camera equipment with me, so I was trying to snap photos as fast as possible so we could get out of the cold with the baby.

Perhaps one of the things I enjoyed the most was just strolling around the outer walls of the castle. Maybe that is because it was really all we could do because we had a huge stroller. I think we all had a good time and I would recommend checking out Cardiff Castle if you are ever in Cardiff.

Here are some of my photos of the castle. You can check out all of our Cardiff photo here.

Here is a map of Cardiff in relation to the rest of the United Kingdom.

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This weekend my wife and I went to see  the New England Patriots play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium and I must say that it was a pretty amazing. This was the first time that either of us has had the chance to watch a NFL game live and it was great that we had the opportunity to do so here in England. I know I was a little more excited about seeing the Patriots play in England, but Brittany puts on a good game face to make me happy.

No surprises on how it all ended though, the Patriots ended up beating the Buccaneers 35-7 in front of a sold out crowd at Wembley Stadium. I must say that Wembley Stadium is just amazing and if you ever get the chance to visit…do so!

Here are some of the pictures throughout the night. Remember, you can view all of the photos taken by going to my England gallery and selecting the album titled Patriots vs Buccaneers.

I wanted to get outside and take some photo’s recently so I packed up my gear and headed to Brill Windmill. Brill Windmill is located in the historic Buckinghamshire village of Brill. Although the windmill is not operational, there are continued restoration projects in the future.

Thought to be one of the oldest windmills is Britain, Brill Windmill was erected sometime in the 1680′s. It is considered to be one of the best preserved post-mills still standing from the 17th century.

The windmill itself is open to the public every Sunday during the summer. However, you can still go and take pictures of the windmill and surrounding countryside during the week. I believe I went and visited during the middle of the week sometime and it was just perfect. I didnt have to pay admission but I have seen some websites stating an admission fee of £2.00.

For more information you can check out the Brill Village website.

Many of you are aware that my wife and I recently moved to the United Kingdom. We have been here about two months now and have been fortunate enough to get out and visit some local destinations when the weather was nice.

Since I lacked Internet connectivity for the past two or three months I haven’t been able to post updates often as I would like. I wanted to post a couple of my favorite pictures from some of the places we have visited so far.

Feel free to leave a message and let me know which one is your favorite.

Oh yeah, expect to see routine updates on the site again….yay!!!

To view more photos taken throughout England check out my England Album.

This is just a post for family and friends to check out our new house here in England.

We are still moving in and getting situated at the moment. It doesn’t really help that we had the bare minimum before we moved here. We are now in the process of buying new furniture for the house and for our soon to be baby boy.

Here are the pictures:

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Have you ever wanted to take out your aggressions on your coworkers? Well, after being here in England for only a month I got the chance to do just that. The venue…Finmere Paintball in Finemere!

Nearly thirty-five coworkers and myself headed out this weekend to try our hands in a couple games of paintball at Finmere paintball. To be honest,  I have gone paintballing in the past with coworkers and it was only moderate fun at best. I must say that this weekend was very different and that Finmere Paintball does an excellent job at making sure everyone is enjoying themselves.

Located at an old WWII airbase, Finmere paintball provided the right mix of exciting games and terrain to make any novice paintballer satisfied. For around £13 I was able to play a “full day” with lunch included. I say “full day” because the initial payment only gives you a hundred paintballs to play with for the full day. The majority of us ended up buying an additional five-hundred balls for £30. You can also choose to buy a hundred paintballs at a time for £7.

Overall, I was impressed with the equipment provided and help from the staff. In all my previous experiences we simply went out to a woodland area and the staff brought paintball guns and paint for us. At Finmere they provided overalls, paint, belt to carry extra paint canisters, mask, gun, and gloves at an additional fee.

Our full day of paintballing started at around 9:15am and lasted until nearly 2:30pm. I would highly recommend spending a day letting loose at Finmere Paintball with some coworkers or friends. I know that I will definitely be a repeat customer.

Check out all of the photos from the day here at my Finmere Gallery.

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Barton Hartshorn, Finmere, Buckinghamshire, MK18 4JT

Within a month of arriving in the United Kingdom my wife and I decided to go and see one of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge. After an hour or so of driving we finally arrived at this famous location and it was well worth the drive.

Stonehenge is located approximately two miles west of Amesbury and eight miles north of Salisbury. There have been many theories to the origin of Stonehenge throughout the years. Most recently the Stonehenge Riverside Project uncovered information that indicates Stonehenge was a burial ground from its earliest beginnings.

No matter what theory is correct, it was truly fascinating to stand at such a historic landmark and take in everything Stonehenge had to offer.

Here are a couple pictures from the day