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Cornwall, Day 2

14 July 2009 924 views 2 Comments

Arrived at Chysauster Ancient Village just in time for a violent rainstorm. After sheltering in what was left of the Iron Age homes, we made our way to Mousehole (yes, that Mousehole) for lunch. We finished up the day at St. Michael’s Mount, where it was very windy. My mother thought the horse’s head with a fancy filigreed bridle on display was real. It wasn’t. However, they did have a full set of samurai armor in the weapons room for no apparent reason.

Vocab word of the day: fogou

2 Comments »

Jackie said:

What caused the colors in the window – the beautiful effect?
And what does fogou mean?

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# 17 July 2009 at 7:27 am

Serena (author) said:

I’m not entirely sure. There were a lot of bright signs and banners around on the waterfront, so maybe it’s that.

I linked to it in the post, but a fogou is a mysterious underground structure found in many Iron Age settlements. Nobody really knows what they were for.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fogou

# 17 July 2009 at 7:30 am