London, England
As we walked to the tube station we passed a door with this statue on each side. I thought that maybe it was an old entrance way to the tube station, which seemed strange, makes you wonder if you should enter the station?!?! Ha! Ha! But, a few days later my son explained that the London Dungeon use to be there and that it has been moved up the street. OK, that is better and having said all that, I think it’s kinda cool!
June 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
London, England
On our tour with Roby Parisi, she took us along the River Thames. There we saw some of the older buildings in London and some of the newer ones. In this photo we see the older and the modern with The Shard on the left, which was completed in 2012 and is the tallest building in the European Union.
June 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
London, England
We went on the BEST tour ever of London with our friend Roby Parisi, GRAZIE Roby!! I wanted to go by St. Paul’s Cathedral because one of my great-great-grandfathers (5th, I believe), Sir Christopher Wren, was the architect of this beautiful church. Construction was started in 1675 and it sits on the highest point in London. This was the first cathedral built after King Henry VIII became the head of the Church of England taking it away from the Pope. You can see St. Paul’s across the River Thames with Millennium Bridge, a walking bridge, on the right.
June 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
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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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
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
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
