The following day, we visited Warwick Castle. It is AMAZING - something right out of a movie.
The castle dates back almost 1000 years, and is often sited as the best preserved medieval castle in England.
It's like being at some crazy Renaissance Faire. I can't wait to bring my brother here to see this. He will love this. Even Tony got in the spirit of it.
The weather cooperated, and the rain cleared up to afford us with some spectacular views from the tallest turret.
A lot of the castle was restored in
the 1800s. It is managed now by the same company that runs Madame Toussauds Wax Museum. They have decorated sections of the castle with wax figures and other set dressing to show what it might have been like.
It isn't as hokey as it sounds as it is well done, and they allow you to take photographs, which isn't allowed at a lot of other castles. If this is what it takes to protect these historical treasures, then I am all for it.
They even have a large catapult that is set up for demonstrations across the river. Unfortunately, we did not get to see it operate as that would have been really spectacular to see.
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