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Yesterday Mrs R and I visited Bletchley Park as part of our third wedding anniversary celebration. As a computer scientist, BP has been on my bucket list since forever. It's the cradle of many computing breakthroughs including cyber warfare, cryptography and crypt-analysis and the first generally programmable computer.

BP is a large stately home which was converted into a research campus by the British Ministry of Defence during the late 1930s. At its peak, the site hosted nearly 10,000 workers who all contributed to the analysis and decryption of secret messages being transmitted around within Hitler's army and between axis nations. The site features beautiful gardens and a large lake and staff were able to walk around the gardens and enjoy them in between shifts.

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