STONEHENGE

Stonehenge. 1
Stonehenge and 2 Druids enjoying the moment
Stonehenge 3. dang birds.
Wolverton. This ws the main street of the village of our first Bed & Breakfast. cool.
English Countryside. too cool for words.

Windsor Castle. This lady kept following me around. Always popping up to get her picture taken. Now she's famous.
Windsor Castle. A cool door. but what's really cool is the red car fender that was removed from the image!
Windsor Castle. The Captain of the Guards must live here. Apartments were all over the place. WC is big.
Windsor Castle. Even the peasants have to get close. . .
Windsor. The streets of Windsor are narrow and winding. shops and eateries.

Windsor Castle. the mote (sp) now is a pretty nice garden. (i don't know what they did with the crocodiles and parrana.
Windsor. Old Boy Toys says it all.
Windsor. Right across the street from the castle main entrance... Burger King, McDonalds and other eateries.
Windsor Castle. One of the many gates that you had to pass through to get to the interior. The stone mortar was covered with tar and held flint pieces with the sharp edge facing out. purely defense. don't touch the wall in passing or you might just get cut.
Windsor Castle. There's Sharon again. It was a very nice day.

First Day in London

Westminster Abbey. Its across the grand boulevard from Big Ben. Coronations, weddings, funerals and other state ceremonies have been performed here.
That's the Buckingham Palace behind those two stunned, wind blown tourists.
This is St. Paul's Cathedral. Mary Poppins' 'Feed the Birds' was shot here. Its in London's financial district.
This is Trafagal Square. That statue atop the pilar is Lord Nelson. He was victor at the battle of Trafagal and was killed in the battle. Normally, sailors killed at sea are buried at sea. Nelson was different. Reverred and well respected in England it was decided that a state funeral was in order. With no ice to preserve his body for the long voyage home, it was set in a barrel of brandy; basically pickling it as a preservative. When the ship arrived in London it was discovered that the barrel of Nelson brandy was half empty! hmmm? To this day British officers toast with the call to 'tap Nelson' in tribute to the man and his memory. This photo was taken from the base of the steps of the National Art Gallery.
This is the Parliment Building. Big Ben is the bell in the clock tower.
After a long flight and a nights rest at a hotel, we were ready to go. It was cold and breezy.