Today we went on a tour of the City of Caves. Underneath Nottingham are a series of man made caves that were carved in the Dark Ages. The caves have been used for shelter during the world wars, places to make leather, homes, and pubs. We got to wander through them at our own pace and listen to an audio tour, all the while wearing hard hats! Although Hank was too tall for most of the caves, I loved it. It would have been a terrific place to play hide and seek. The caves seem to go on forever. In one particular area, there were basins full of water that were used to make leather. Leather making, as I found out, is quite a nasty and smelly process. I can't imagine having to live in a cave next to a basin of poo water. Yuck!!
The wonderful thing about these caves is that the entrance is in the middle of a shopping mall. From the mall, it just looks like another store. This was one of my favorite tours so far in Nottingham.
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