This date 12 years ago, I was visiting Wales during a semester abroad in Scotland. Here’s Chepstow Castle (I was taking a History of Castles class. You know, when in Rome...). I miss traveling.

Hey let’s do a castles mini-thread. Why not? Feeling nostalgic and I took a LOT of pictures of castles. Here’s Cardiff Castle, a Norman motte and bailey (shown) surrounded by an 18th (19th?) century castle-like residence

Here’s St. Andrews Castle, pictured from the beach.

A distant shot of Edinburgh Castle from the tomb of philosopher David Hume

Here’s a picture of famous Scottish castle Elijah Donan

Penrith Castle in Northern England

And finally, not from my 2008 study abroad session, but from a 2014 trip to Germany, here’s Castle Neuschwanstein, which will look familiar if you’ve ever watched a Disney movie