Standing, staring at the ruins it was hard to comprehend this village was built almost 2000 years ago. I walked among the buildings or whats left of them and viewed the artifacts at Vindolana, a roman village built around AD100. Archaeologists are still excavating the site and one of their most important discoveries of late is that of a postcard style letter. It is on show at the on site museum along with clothing, jewellery and many other things.
I knew very little about Vindolanda before arriving there. I only stopped there because there was a youth hostel close by where I stayed the night while viewing Hadrian's Wall.
Hadrian's Wall was completed in AD122 under the orders of Roman Emperor Hadrian and spans from coast to coast across the top of England. Only some of the wall remains so I discovered the story of the wall while also seeing some stunning countryside.
I was riding the bus and left from Grasmere in the morning to Carlisle and wandered the streets there for a couple of hours before catching a bus to a Roman Army Museum. The wall was built to signify the most northern point of the roman empire and I was amazed at how well it had survived close to 2000 years.
My visit to the wall was restricted due to the minimal bus services but I still managed to see a lot of the remaining wall and have a good history lesson.
Beside my Hadrian's Wall trip not a lot has been happening. I have continued my work at the Glenthorne Guest House and taking my time off to visit the towns and lakes of the Lakes District.
