Vic-Tory

...just pretend that was the Announcer's voice. I am stupid and do not know how to post audio links.

So, yes, Victory. Namely, the HMS Victory. Which I visited today. NO BIGGIE.

I lie. Such a biggie. I got to see a ship's biscuit, and see how they fired a cannon. I learned what grog is, and I got to see a little bronze plaque on the spot, the very spot, where Admiral Nelson was shot at the Battle of Trafalgar. WOAH. So cool. Unfortunately, they asked us not to take pictures inside the ship, and being the Canadian I am, I complied (unlike some sneaky tourists who took pictures behind the guide's back. FOR SHAME). Though I did get some cool pictures of the mainsail, which is full of cannonball holes, but overall survived Trafalgar. I also got to see the museum exhibition on Henry VIII's warship, the Mary Rose. They're doing work on it right now, so I didn't get pictures, but I did get to see a bunch of videos and replicas, so it was all good. The guide at the museum said that the videos were actually better than the real thing because of all the close-ups, so that was good. Also, there were enough artifacts to see to...sink a ship. Har har.

Yesterday I walked along the seafront, which was also very cool, but in a different way. The sea was more blue than I've ever seen it. There are a lot of great green spaces along the walk, and lots of nice gardens. Unfortunately, Southsea Castle is closed in October except for group bookings, so that's a miss for me. But I did get to see the war memorial.

I'm sitting under Spinnaker Tower right now, but I don't know if I'll go up. Perhaps I'll post later if I do.

PS. I promise there will be pictures on Facebook soon. As soon as I can get access to a relatively private internet connection, I'll upload them.