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A while ago I had the long-overdue pleasure of visiting #Caerleon and the National #Roman Legion Museum near Newport: I'd worked on finds from there as a student at Cardiff University so I was quite excited to go, 13 years after first meaning to. (Shush.)

It's a beautiful #museum, guys. With a really lovely Roman garden reconstructed out back, too! I liked the variety of finds on display, the interpretation, how light and airy the space felt.

If you're ever in South #Wales you should stop by.

Wandered round home village for a day.

Most amazing fact, Roman legion had mandatory pension and also catered for AVCs!!

When did pensions become universal in UK? 🤦‍♂️

Caerleon, Newport and Cardiff were not hotbeds of Welsh speakers, so little practice for Cymraeg. 😢

The biggest disappointment, was seeing the vandalism of the old college.

South Wales university killed local colleges! 🤬

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@jeffjarvis

So true, which is why I make a point of going to a local coffee shop to engaging in real conversations with strangers and often with friends.
This morning a young lad, probably early 30s with camping equipment strapped to his back stopped off for breakfast in while on his Wales Coastal Walk, to . Over 700 miles done and about 170 miles left. He tells me he needed to ditch tech and his unfaithful girlfriend, so decided to embark on a task.

Hello! I’ve just moved over to Toot.Wales from a general server, so I’ll say hi again.

I live in . I mostly post about stuff, along with cat pictures and I’ll add in more local photos too now.

Favourite music venue is and favourite event is - gone to that almost from the start.

I play guitar - I’m in band and make electronic type music mostly for myself these days. My profile photo is in Mccann’s in .