Today, Zel and I jumped into her car and, like we often do, started to drive. While on our way we decided to head to Norwich. Nowich has a rich history...of which I know nothing of. However, I can tell you that it is the home of Norwich Union, BBC East, and Coleman's mustard. (Rumor has it that the Coleman's Mustard Shop still exists but we looked everywhere and couldn't find it.) Norwich Union, the insurance company that's always trying to pitch life insurance to the aged here in Vancouver with their late evening tv spots, is also from Norwich.
Another thing that Norwich is known for is its huge cathedral and castle. The castle, which had free entry today for some reason or another, was pretty interesting. I liked pretending to be a Norman, or whomever it was that was ruling Norwich back then. The guide mentioned that it was also once a prision in 1220. This is a picture of some of the graffiti made by prisoners in the area that would have been part of the prision. This grafitti is over 800 years old!
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