Warwick, England
At Warwick Castle they had a very cool bird show! Amazingly some of the birds soared right above our heads!
May 2016
Photo taken with a Canon 50D
Category: EUROPE Thru My Eyes
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
Coastal Beauty
Swansea, Wales
We spent the day driving around Wales, going to little villages where Craig’s family came from. In each village I took photos of it, particularly the churches where family members were christened or married. Swansea was one of these little places, beautiful and quaint sitting on the sea.
May 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
Bristol Cathedral
Bristol, England
We spent the day in Bath and then returned to Bristol where we were staying. We had walked over to the Bristol Cathedral (The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity) in the morning but there were people everywhere. Later, we walked past it on our way to dinner and the grass was covered with trash left by those who had been there in the morning. Now, after dinner, as we walked to our hotel in a heavy rain, the lights were just coming on, the grass was cleaned and the rain refreshed everything.
May 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
Bathampton Bridge
Roman Baths
River Avon
Bath, England
We took a cruise on the River Avon and we went under the Pulteney Bridge. At the end of our hour journey I asked the captain if I could put my feet up and take a photo. I showed him a previous photo with my feet. He laughed and said, ‘wish you were here’, as a question. I laughed and said, ‘yes, with an added RELAXING on the River Avon’. He was so excited, really cute and so I got this photo!
May 2016
Photo taken with an iPhone 5s
