York England
August 8, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Having fun walking around York, parts of it remind me of the Shire, lol 😀 (guess I am a Lord of the Rings fan after all)
York gardens
August 8, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
You might think that I would be tired of old piles of rocks, but they are still fascinating me 😀 guess what you do with 1000 yr old crypts?? You make them into beautiful flower pots, lol 😊
On the way to London!
August 9, 2018 in England ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Go to platform 5, carriage F. They change our train to across the platform. Gather up the baggage, scurry across, get there just in time to leave. 😉
Ken and Melissa in England
August 9, 2018 in England ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
Tally Ho !
Tower of London
August 9, 2018 in England ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
Actually got to go into the vault where the crown jewels are kept. We couldn't take pictures but seeing the👑 and the accessories where literally pricless 💎
Tower of London
August 9, 2018 in England ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
Looking at the crown jewels, while enjoying the lovely weather outside.😁
Tower of London & Buckingham palace
August 9, 2018 in England ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
Didn't know what to expect? The weather was a little wet, but the crown jewels did not disappoint!!! Too bad I couldn't take pictures 😕💎
Londinium
August 9, 2018 in England ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
Around London...
Boat trip down the Thames
August 9, 2018 in England ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
Pretty incredible sights- Parlament, House of Commons, The Eye, London Bridge 😀 however, just a little disappointed with Big Ben 😕 under going a billion plus pounds restoration
Westminster - Buckingham Palace
August 10, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Londinium, part 2
August 10, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Walking around London
August 10, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Walking around in the rain in London trying to figure out what to do 😕 you take a lot of pictures of statues, LoL 😃 try to guess who they are 👍
Dover Castle
August 11, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Massive castle and defensive complex built in the 1100's and used through WWII.
Dover Castle
August 11, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Just when you think a castle can't get any bigger, you visit Dover Castle and realize they can, lol🏰
Brighton to Guildford
August 12, 2018 in England ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
Visiting this quaint little town, stumbled across a mid evil Castle 😊sooo excited, until you realize every town has a castle, lol
Guildford
August 12, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Melissa visited here when she was younger, so we made a day trip up from Brighton...cute town!
Ferry from Portsmouth to Isle of Wight
August 13, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Osborne House
August 13, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Osborne House (just a small summer home get away) for Prince Albert & Queen Victoria. Left me speechless!!
More Osborne...
August 13, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Osbourne
August 13, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Visited the summer home of Victoria and Albert...Osborne House. Fun to connect the dots after watching the Masterpiece Theater series.
Carisbrooke Castle
August 13, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Got lost on the isle of wight and stumbled across this little gem of a castle!!! Came in on the back side where they were setting up for live jousting the next day, bummed we had to miss that 😥
Carisbrooke Castle
August 13, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Charles I was imprisoned here for 10 months...before his eventual execution.
Ferry to Southhampton
August 13, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
After a day on the Isle of Wight, heading on to Southhampton, and then on to Broad Chaulke.
Stonehenge
August 14, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Big stones...stacked on each other. 😊 Really big stones. 😳
Broad Chaulke
August 14, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Cutest air b&b ever!!!! Always wondered what a quaint little 1000 year old cottage looked like from the inside, got my chance at Ivon House 💞
TravelerI remember when we were in York and did some shopping and also attended a children's choir in that church and what sounds came from their singing-acoustics were great-your pictures bring back so many memories!!💝
TravelerThe Indian meal looked great!!
TravelerGreat photos!! You're right, it looks like the Shire and Harry Potter too!