Question about a UK town

nb100uk nina.baker at uk.faulding.com
Fri Mar 14 11:16:13 UTC 2003


Putting up with crowds of every
> nationality, most of whom seem to view those of us who live here as 
some kind of interactive visitor display can be annoying but I have a 
castle at the end of my road - how many people can say that? :)
> 
> K

Me!! g :)  I can see Warwick Castle from our bedroom window.  This is 
another stunning castle, almost completely intact.  Besides the view, 
I also get to listen to free concerts (very loud) in my garden when 
people like Elton John, The Beach Boys and Rod Steward perform their 
open air gigs in the castle grounds just beyond the houses every 
summer!  

Agree about the tourists though, one of the hazards of living in a 
beautiful town is that other people want to visit (how 
inconvenient!)  When I'm shopping in the town, I seem to stand out as 
a 'local', so I get targeted by sweet Japanese people (who seem to be 
trained in spotting us), and asked all sorts of strange things.  I 
was once asked where one could buy stag heads!  Apparently, they'd 
seen the mounted antlers in the Great Hall of the castle and decided 
that it was a look that would translate well to a Tokyo apartment!

N





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