I am fascinated with gates and doors. Just imagine all that has transpired behind these “closed doors”. (As Charlie Rich would say.) What splendor – the gates to Buckingham Palace. These gates are so massive and beautiful. Then there were these gates to the Palace Gardens. Be still my heart. How wonderful! Monogramed locks. They […]
Reason number 3,764 to return to England. I didn’t get to visit all the museums. (There are probably more than 3,764 museums in England, but… that number will do for a start.) We missed The British Museum and the National Portrait Gallery just to mention two. We did not even get to see all the […]
On the last night of our tour, we were taken to Brockfield Hall, Warthill, York, England for a “Be My Guest” English dinner. It was a chance for us to rub elbows and have dinner with almost royalty in an stately English home. The bus couldn’t go up the narrow lane to the home. I […]
A town is REALLY important when it is a World Heritage Site. The city is “a masterpiece of human genius.” Wow! It is not just the Roman Baths that have been given the distinction of being a World Heritage Site, it is the entire city with – Georgian architecture, the Bath Abbey, and also the […]
English Ways – There are some things associated with this land across the pond. The classic red telephone booths – even if everyone has a cell phone, these phone booths are still on the streets. The tube. It was really easy to use, and the English people are so friendly and helpful. If they see […]
I saw good friend Carolyn (Who greatly encouraged us to take this trip – Thank you very much!) at First Lady Nails today, and she mentioned she was waiting for me to blog about Stratford-on-Avon. Okay. I can do that. Here is how the tour worked. We got into Shottery, in Warwickshire, England in the […]
Many people have asked me, “What was your favorite thing in England?” I answer honestly that it is so hard to choose. I liked ALL of it. We saw so many wonderful interesting and historical things, but perhaps seeing the countryside would rank high on my list. Understand that many of my pictures of the […]
For some of the sites we visited in England we had special guides. They were knowledgeable and entertaining. A “Professor” guided us through the ancient ruins of Glastonbury Abbey. Notice the lime green socks. This man was funny -“King Arthur is buried twice at Glastonbury Abbey”. “What do monks do when they need to […]
I am going to move along faster. I will have other things to blog about, but at this time I am still so taken with our trip to England. Here are a few of my other favorites in London. The Eye: Before we left for England, Ann made me promise to ride The Eye. I […]
During our four days in London before joining a tour, we tried to visit as many of the “must sees” as possible. Westminster Abbey was in the top five on that list. First impression – In America, we have no concept of old. In England, a building built in the 1700’s is considered new. Our […]
