How interesting. I have lived in southampton for about 2/3rds of my life and never done a walk of the walls or vaults. One day I will have time to do it.
"never done a walk of the walls" WHAT? You'll be saying next that you've never been to the Tudor House Museum, or visited St Michael's Church (which the Normans started building only four years after the Battle of Hastings). When you DO get to do that wall-tour, don't forget to stop under the West Gate - a stone's-throw from the _Duke of Wellington_ , and reflect on the tens of thousands of soldiers who've marched through that arch, from Henry V's men on their way to Agincourt, all the way through to those heading for the New World on the _Mayflower_ and the _Speedwell_ , and later on to the GIs embarking for D-Day. Tut-tut, Sir! 😉😉😉 My Mum, a Lancashire lass, always remarked how ignorant most Sotonians were of their town's history - the sort of thing our American cousins would LOVE to be able to call their own. Frankly, I wish we'd had some Americans sitting on our (typically, rather unimaginative) Town Council in 1945; they often have a greater respect for _our_ history than the natives (who take it all for granted). Enjoy your tour, anyway!
