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Up early this morning, on the 7.39am train to London. We had to be at Victoria Station by 8.30am (we were there 8.05am) to be collected for our Evan Evans tour.
We were taken by coach firstly to Windsor Castle. We were shown through the chapel where the Queen's father and grandparents, & Henry VIII and Jane Seymour are buried. We were also taken over the State Apartments and saw where they had the fire 2 years ago. It destroyed 100 rooms!! Only a few have been restored so far. We also saw Queen Mary's doll's house (amazing) and part of Victoria and Albert's watercolour collection.
After that we looked at some of the Windsor shops, made a few purchases and then went to Ye Harte & Garter, where a fish and chips lunch was included included in our tour. The food was very nice but the drinks were exorbitant (four pounds for 3 cokes and an orange juice). Back on the coach and off to Hampton Court Palace.
We saw the tudor kitchens (kitted out with pheasants, wild boars, onions/leeks, pies, swans etc.) - it was really interesting. After that we were shown over Henry VIII's state rooms, the chapel where he prayed (and the gallery said to be haunted by Catherine Howard), and the magnificent gardens. Then we toured through the King's apartments (William III of Orange) and looked at their fire exhibition - they're restored the King's apartments really well since the fire in 1986. Then it was time to go. We all enjoyed Hampton Court Palace immensely (and more so than Windsor Castle). On our trip to Hampton Court we saw the site where the Magna Carta was signed (at Runnymede).
We were quite tired by the end of the day (so much to absorb!) and we feel we've had enough of London. We've missed quite a few attractions we planned to visit (the Tower, Mdme Tussaud's, the Imperial War Museum, etc.) but we are really enjoying the picturesque countryside of Kent and want to see more there. The trees with their autumn leaves, the cottages (some thatched) and the narrow, pretty lanes are all enchanting. We can see the lights of London as we drive down Labour-in-Vain Rd.
We were taken by coach firstly to Windsor Castle. We were shown through the chapel where the Queen's father and grandparents, & Henry VIII and Jane Seymour are buried. We were also taken over the State Apartments and saw where they had the fire 2 years ago. It destroyed 100 rooms!! Only a few have been restored so far. We also saw Queen Mary's doll's house (amazing) and part of Victoria and Albert's watercolour collection.
After that we looked at some of the Windsor shops, made a few purchases and then went to Ye Harte & Garter, where a fish and chips lunch was included included in our tour. The food was very nice but the drinks were exorbitant (four pounds for 3 cokes and an orange juice). Back on the coach and off to Hampton Court Palace.
We saw the tudor kitchens (kitted out with pheasants, wild boars, onions/leeks, pies, swans etc.) - it was really interesting. After that we were shown over Henry VIII's state rooms, the chapel where he prayed (and the gallery said to be haunted by Catherine Howard), and the magnificent gardens. Then we toured through the King's apartments (William III of Orange) and looked at their fire exhibition - they're restored the King's apartments really well since the fire in 1986. Then it was time to go. We all enjoyed Hampton Court Palace immensely (and more so than Windsor Castle). On our trip to Hampton Court we saw the site where the Magna Carta was signed (at Runnymede).
We were quite tired by the end of the day (so much to absorb!) and we feel we've had enough of London. We've missed quite a few attractions we planned to visit (the Tower, Mdme Tussaud's, the Imperial War Museum, etc.) but we are really enjoying the picturesque countryside of Kent and want to see more there. The trees with their autumn leaves, the cottages (some thatched) and the narrow, pretty lanes are all enchanting. We can see the lights of London as we drive down Labour-in-Vain Rd.
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