 the practical sort. Well, and you people from the Future can tell how the baths may have looked from that heap of stones?
With some imagination, yes. And there are books with drawings, models, and some fun features like the curtains here that indicate the places where pillars have stood.Caerleon Baths, visual display
Nifty. I really like those lights that work with ... what did Merlinus call it? Electricity? But why is this tablet written in two languagues? One looks like that barbarian dialect they speak here only with too many d and l, the other is an odd mix of Germanic and badly misspelled Latin words that makes no sense.
Oh, that's English. It is an odd mix of a language indeed, but it does make sense. The other one is called Welsh.
Well, I'm glad I don't need to learn those; Latin was bad enough.
Can't blame you. Sometimes I suspect the Romans have come up with some really complicated grammar only to annoy the people who have to learn it.
Boy did they ever, Aelius said in his best imitation of soldiers' Latin drawl. Caerleon Baths, floor level with part of the hypocaust ventilation
So, Aelius continues, you got something more you want to show your Future friends? I hope you won't chase me over to the arena in that weather.
Don't worry, we'll wait for the rain to stop. So there's nothing more today, but I have a reconstructed Roman river patrol ship in my archives.
Oh fun. I've been on one, but my shoulders didn't like it much.
Heh, nor did mine, but it was worth the effort.
You people from the Future are a bit crazy, but I like you.
Let it Snow
With the new year, the winter has come to Germany with snow and temperatures of minus 10°C -15°C during the nights and still below zero during the days. The sort of winter I like, though I'm part of a minority there. ;)
The pretty pillows in the foreground are some of my potted heather. Yep, we got a nice amount of the white fluff this time, and more is to come next weekend, hopefully.My balcony
My balcony is somewhat sheltered by the balcony above, but some snow found its way inside to powder my conifers.Gardens in the snow
The summer gardens in the Leine valley offer a beautiful view from my balcony all year round. Now they are snowed in - let's hope for some time. Rainy winters are so dreary.