Last weekend we took the family to Fountains Abbey and joined the National Trust. Fountains Abbey is a World Heritage site and was a massive Abbey that King Henry VIII destroyed when he was dissolving the old church structure and creating the Church of England so he could marry and divorce at will. Too bad, because you can tell that in its heyday, the place was awesome in size and beauty. The National Trust is basically a yearly pass to many of the UK's historical and natural park system. We plan on getting a lot of use out of it.
We packed a picnic lunch and trounced around for a couple of hours on what the Brits claimed was the most beautiful day in over a year. It couldn't have been more lovely. All sorts of people had come just to have a picnic, or toss around a Frisbee, or play soccer on the big grassy areas surrounding the Abbey. What a beautiful setting. Dave posted all of the pics on his Flickr page, so you can go there to see all of them. Below are a few of my favorites:
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