Windsor Castle, Windsor, England
5 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Windsor Castle was very scenic. Lineups were very long so we were unable to see the State Rooms or Queen Mary's doll house. St. George's chapel was amazing though (see separate footprint).
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
5 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
These are pictures of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Megan and Harry were married here 6 weeks ago. I wish we could have taken pictures of the inside of the church but it was not allowed. WeЧитать далее
Windsor, England
5 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Wish we could have spent more time here. We were on a bus trip and had to leave at a set time. It was a lovely village.
Kensington Palace, London, England
5 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Kensington Palace is the current home of Prince William and Catherine, Prince Harry and Megan and a few other Royals. It was the palace we had the most access to plus it was just up the street fromЧитать далее
Princess Di Fashion, Kensington Palace
5 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
It was amazing to view so many of Diana's items of clothing in the rooms that used to be their apartment. The photo's are tagged to let you know more about each one.
Victoria Collection, Kensington Palace
5 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We really enjoy watching the Victoria show on TV so this was of special interest. Victoria was born and grew up in Kensington Palace. At that time it was out in the countryside. We saw the room sheЧитать далее
Sunken Garden, Kensington Palace
5 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
This is located directly behind the palace. Apparently Diana used to love wandering through here. This year it's designed to reflect and compliment her clothing display. I believe last year it was allЧитать далее
Kensington Gardens, London, England
5 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
This garden is located between Hyde Park and Kensington Palace. It would have been nice to explore it further but it was the end of the day, we were tired and it was very, very hot out.
The Albert Memorial, Kensington Gardens
5 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Queen Victoria had this monument built to honour her husband Albert after he died.
Pizza Express Restaurant, London, UK
5 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
A very nice pizza place right around the corner from our hotel.
Tower of London, London, England
6 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
The crown jewels were the highlight here. There was a long line to see them but it moved fairly quickly. We waited about 40 minutes. Sorry no pictures as it's not allowed. There's old walls hereЧитать далее
Buckingham Palace, London, England
6 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
No explanation needed as to what this is. We were again amazed at how much smaller it is than you think. The balcony that you see them on is not that high up and not that far away from the gates.
Harrods Department Store, London, UK
6 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
This was hands down the most expensive meal we will have on the trip and it was in a department store! This place is massive with departments for everything. There's even various places to eat. We ateЧитать далее
Big Bus Hop on Hop off Tour, London, UK
6 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
These are a good way to see the city but are a bit hard to catch. We had a terrible time with this in Paris. The loop to see it all in Paris was 2 and a half hours, in London it's 4 hours. You haveЧитать далее
Gatwick Airport Car Rental, Horely, UK
7 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Doug decided to pay a little extra to have an automatic transmission car. They gave us the keys to a Mercedes C class car and we loaded everything in, unfortunately someone had overridden theЧитать далее
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England
7 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
This was an unexpected stop. We didn't realize it was on our way. We crested a hill and there it was in front of us, so in we went. Quite amazing how they managed to build this so long ago with stonesЧитать далее
Trehellas House Hotel, Washaway, England
7 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This is a wonderful hotel. It's a cross between a hotel and a B & B. The room is spacious and the breakfast is by far the best we have had yet
The Borough Arms Restaurant, Dunmere, UK
7 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
The dining room at our hotel was closed when we got there so they sent us to the local pub. It was a very busy place as a wedding was being celebrated there as well that night.
Bodmin Goal (Jail), Bodmin, England
8 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Shortly before the trip I learned that my GG Grandfather (Robert Wonnacott) had been incarcerated here at the age of 14 in 1865. It didn't take much for the poorer classes to end up here at that timeЧитать далее
Poldark Mine, Trenear, England
8 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We had a lot to see today so we stopped in here and went through the gift shop but that was it.
Lion and Lamb Restaurant
8 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We lucked out here. They had a wonderful Sunday lunch special. I had roast turkey and Doug had roast pork.
Porthcurno, England
8 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We headed here as some scenes from the show Poldark that we like, were filmed here. It was part of our day of looping around the western edge of Cornwall. It looked like a nice enough beach but it wasЧитать далее
Porthgwarra Beach, St Levant, England
8 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The road into this was crazy narrow for quite a ways with walls up either side of dirt, hedge and rock. Only one car could get through at a time so if you met someone there was quite often backing upЧитать далее
Botallack Mine, Botallack, England
8 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Tin mines were big in Cornwall starting in the 1700's through to the 1900's. You could wander freely among the ruins of these mines on the cliffs above the sea. It was very, very pretty. This is alsoЧитать далее
Lanivet Inn Restaurant, Lanivet, England
8 июля 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
This was a pretty little pub we stopped into for dinner on the way back to the hotel. Extensive menu and a really good chocolate marshmallow sundae.