Westminster, London, England
This is Piccadilly Circus, it reminds me of London’s Time Square.
May 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
Month: May 2016
Relaxing at Downton
Gardens
Downton Abbey (Highclere Castle)
Newbury, England
On a very rainy day we went out to Highclere Castle. It is only open a few days a month and it was all sold out for 2016. I called the day before to see if we could at least get into the gardens and the lady said we could and it was likely we might be able to get into the castle. So, off we went! Once there, we were able to get tickets for the garden and the castle! Because of the rain there weren’t a lot of people outside, they were all inside, yes, it was wall to wall people. It was interesting going thru, things were different than I expected. For example; the entryway was much smaller than I thought it would be and the stairway is around the corner from the front door, rather than being in a large entryway facing the front door, as I had imagined. After our walking tour Craig & Chelsea went and waited in the car while I went through the gardens in the rain. I wore my trusty poncho, which saved me! The rain got worse as I walked around and when I got back towards the front of the castle I took this photo from under a tree which was protecting me from the rain. At one point I could hear something and I thought there must be a waterfall or fountain on the other side of some near by bushes and then all of a sudden the sound intensified and I heard it come, an even heavier rain storm came into the current rain storm. The rain came down so hard that it came thru the huge tree I was standing under so at that point, with wet shoes, (feet) I decided it was quitting time! It rained all the way back, that was the hardest rain storm I have ever seen! As a Downton Abbey fan, it was worth it, I can now say I have been to Downton Abbey!!
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Black Eagle
Bald Eagle
Watching the Peasants
Warwick Castle
Warwick, England
We had a fun day at Warwick Castle! It is a medieval castle built originally by William the Conqueror in 1068 and has changed a lot thru the years due to wars and fires. It sits on the River Avon and has activities for young and old. This day I went into my first ‘Castle Dungeon’. As we went in there was a sign that said, ‘intended to scare’! I have never gone into those types of things before, but I did and I SURVIVED! Chelsea was braver than I!
May 2016
Photo take with a Canon 50D
Red Roses
River Avon
Home of William Shakespeare
Stratford Upon Avon, England
The River Avon majestically flows through Stratford Upon Avon which is a beautiful, quaint village where William Shakespeare was born, raised and died (1564-1616). He is remembered throughout the city. He was buried in Holy Trinity Church, whose spire you can see in the distance of this photo.
May 2016
Photo taken with a Canon 50D
Arlington Row
The Cotswolds
Bibury, England
On our way back from Wales we had to go to Bibury, as William Morris (1834-1896) said; “the most beautiful village in England”. It has it’s own unique & beautiful charm! AND, everyone else thinks the same because there were bus loads of people there, so my advice, don’t go on a holiday! But, it is a must see! It was not easy getting this photo people free!
May 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
Wales to England
The Water Pump
Arched Beauty
Saint George’s, Cardiff, Wales
Our GPS did something interesting and something we really liked, it took us out into the country. The streets were tiny, luckily there weren’t to many other cars on the roads. There were high hedges, so we couldn’t see a lot, but once in a while things would open up and we’d see some beautiful vistas. This is one of those, we had to stop so I could take this photo of this arch with two horses passing by.
May 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
Thatched Roof & Pasture
Saint George’s, Cardiff, Wales
We drove all thru the countryside on a two lane road with only room for one car, luckily no other cars came by. There were tall hedges on both sides so we couldn’t see much, but every once in a while something opened up. As we were driving, we turned a corner and we saw this, I had to take a photo of this beautiful green pasture and the white house with it’s thatched roof! Love it!
May 2016
Photo taken with a Canon 50D
Wisteria
Wales Countryside
Because it rains so much, the flowers throughout England and Wales are beautiful! I really wanted a photo with wisteria growing over a house and I got this one as we drove thru one of the little villages. I had seen a similar house with wisteria in a previous village, so I was ready as we drove by, one of my drive past shootings!
May 2016
Photo taken with a Canon 50D
Looking to the Sea
Oystermouth Castle
Swansea, Wales
We went to Swansea where I took photos of a church where some of Craig’s family frequented. There was a sweet elderly lady there who gave us all kinds of information about the church. I had seen a castle not far from the church and I asked her if it would be worth walking to and taking photos of it. She said no because there was very little of it remaining, but she told us to go to Oystermouth Castle and so we did. It sat on a beautiful hill over looking Swansea and there, on the top, I RELAXED at the castle!
May 2016
Photo taken with a iPhone 5s
