Arundel

Sadly, during our visit to Arundel Castle it rained all day – so we didn’t get a good look at the gardens (and no pictures were allowed inside the castle) but here’s some of the shots that I did get:

Arundel is the coolest castle ever, don’t you agree?

What makes it even cooler is that the Duke of Norfolk (I think the current duke’s name is Edward Fizalan-Howard) is Catholic. For a Protestant country, that is HUGE! The Duke of Norfolk who was alive at the time of Bl. John Henry Newman, supported the Cardinal in his endeavors and perhaps visited the castle - we weren’t sure, because we couldn’t read the reply letter (they had this really cool display with letters and such from Bl. JH Newman to the Duke and his family, promising prayers and such for the Duchess, etc– it’s like he’s been following us around this entire trip!!)

The building in the back is Arundel Cathedral (the Cathedral of Our Lady and St Philip Howard – St. Philip is a relation of the current Duke of Norfolk…I think)

This is a cool crown fountain thing that we came upon…

We also went to Portsmouth, but I think I’ll let Mary tell you about that one.

Cheers!

~Laura