HAMPTON COURT CASTLE & PALACE Built in 1515 by Cardinal Wolesey and gifted to King Henry VIII in 1529
Hampton Court is unique in that visitors have full reign of most areas, they have creatively used technology and it is hands on!
We have never seen a "Chocolate Kitchen" before...
"HC Gardens" - 60 acres of Formal Gardens & 750 acres of Parkland Great Fountain Garden, Privy Garden, Lower Orangery Garden, Pond Gardens, Great Vine, Kitchen Garden, Magic Garden & The Maze
Over 500 years of Tudor Dynasty - 1500s Henry VIII & his 6 wives, 1689-1702 William & Mary's Baroque style, 1702-1737 Georgian Kings then 1838 Queen Victoria opened the palace to the public
THAMES RIVER BOAT - (SW Burb to Center London) 3 wonderful hours of water travel from Hampton to Westminister on the Connaught - (historic vessel built in Oxford in 1911 has plied the river for over 100 years)
July 1, 2019 took 4 hours to get in... but we did it..... WIMBLEDON 1st Day
Grounds were pristine.... Different atmosphere than Australian and US Opens
Aorangi Terrace, Henman Hill, Rusedski Ridge, Murray Mound, Konta Contour
NE BURB.... QUEEN ELIZABETH 2012 OLYMPIC PARK IN STRATFORD
SE Burb - GREENWICH...Cutty Sark, Naval College and Royal Observatory with the Prime Meridian
West Burb - Windsor Castle Royal residence 22 miles from London in the English county of Berkshire (They were setting up for Prince Archie's Baptism) Orchestra practicing, Dining Room being set up, more cleaning than we have seen in the past and closing early.. We just made it