Home again, home again, jiggety jig; pix 6/19; post #20

**Medusa** · 06-19-2010, 05:51 AM

Originally Posted by Marigold2

I cried at Hampton as well. I am a big Anne Bolyne fan and her trial and the death of her brother George must have just broken her heart. Such pain. I did not get to go inside Hampton, did you? I did not get to go to Hever which I know is her childhood home but will on my next visit. So looking forward to your pictures.
I saw the reenactment of Anne's trail as well as I was there on May 19 2008 the day she was killed, it was also my mom's birth date. I said a prayer at Tower Green which I found much too modern.
So glad you had a great time with your son. Did you do any shopping at Harrods?
Sorry about the man at Westminsters, what a bummer.

Oh yes, we went through all of the palace at Hampton Court. We were allowed to get amazingly close to everything; not a lot was roped off. And I felt the same way about Tower Green but it is what it is. We had afternoon tea at Harrods and that was really nice. We were going to go to the Ritz but Clare thought that Harrods was nicer. We did shop there afterwards but the store is laid out really weird and there was too much of a selection so we didn't buy anything. However, at Covent Gardens we did some damage.

Lots of neat little shops there and we had a yummy lunch in the courtyard while a string trio played classical music. That was our last day there and it couldn't have been more perfect.

**anna_66** · 06-19-2010, 06:51 AM

Sounds like a very wonderful vacation and I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures

**Marigold2** · 06-19-2010, 11:02 AM

Was Hampton as beautiful inside as I imagine? Did you see Windsor? Sorry for all the questions but I am so excited about going again.

**Medusa** · 06-19-2010, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by Marigold2

Was Hampton as beautiful inside as I imagine? Did you see Windsor? Sorry for all the questions but I am so excited about going again.

It's incredibly beautiful inside Hampton Court. We didn't see Windsor. We saw Stone Henge, did the Jack the Ripper tour, the white cliffs of Dover, the Tower of London, Hever Castle, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, St. Peter ad vincula, Phantom of the Opera and Paris. We squeezed so much in that looking back, I don't know how we did it all.

When do you plan on returning?

**Medusa** · 06-19-2010, 03:07 PM

Here are a few pix of our trip. My son wrote the commentary in case you're wondering. My friend Clare took many more, too, and I'll post them later. More of mine to come.

**Medusa** · 06-19-2010, 03:16 PM

More pix:

**Medusa** · 06-19-2010, 03:24 PM

A few more. We have many more pix but they're on another camera, many of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, etc. As soon as I get them, I'll post some if anyone is still interested.

**Vermontcat** · 06-19-2010, 06:27 PM

I'm glad that you are back from your trip and that you had a wonderful time.

The pictures are great, I would love to see more when you get a chance to post them.

**Kirsten** · 06-20-2010, 06:17 AM

Mary, glad that you had such a nice trip! And glad you made it back home safe!

What an interesting experience it must have been to see the soccer match of your team in the opponent's country!

I saw the match, too, btw!

Oh, and did you like Covent Garden? I don't know what it's like there these days, but back in 1991, I thought it had a very charming atmosphere.

Just checked your pics. I know some of the places in London from a visit 20 years ago, like Buckingham Palace, and the Tower. But I did not see Stonehenge, I envy you for that! LOL

I also love your photos of Paris, the one of the L'ouvre with the pyramid reminds of the Da Vinci Code-movie.

Kirsten

**chocolatepuppy** · 06-20-2010, 07:37 AM

Nice pics! I'd love to go there!

**pomtzu** · 06-20-2010, 10:09 AM

Yes - more pics please, Mary.

This is the closest I will ever get to London or Paris........

**Lilith Cherry** · 06-20-2010, 10:58 AM

Glad you had a wonderful time Mary and your pictures are lovely! Just one thing though - that is TOWER bridge not London Bridge The old London bridge was sold to the USA and re-erected in Arizona and they have a new one now .