Yesterday we had an easy transfer on the Picadilly tube almost right to our hotel door, but we took the long way around town trying to cross the streets.....alas our large rolling luggage was not going down the short route.....using the pedestrian subway (crossing under the busy streets) without the likes of someone with much more muscle than me. But our efforts were rewarded after an early check-in to the hotel and a nice long shower. We headed straight away (notice I am picking up some English accent already?) to inspect the state apartments at Buckingham Palace. Indeed it was a pleasure for the Queen to share her home/offices with so many commoners like us. With over 400 rooms in the Palace, the tour was only a fraction of these, but oh the silks and tapestries, and plasterwork. My, my now I know where the saying "fit for a Queen" comes from.
Today after a mostly a peaceful sleep, DH and I were off to Hampton Court Palace which was an easy enough to handle journey from Waterloo tube to Southwestern train; and just like the movies, the whistle blew, and the doors closed and off we went right on the dot! A 32 minute ride, Hampton Court is the end of the line, and a simple 10 minute walk over the bridge and thru the gates to tour a tudor castle started by Carninal Woolsey then taken over by King Henry VIII, then added on in a Georgian style by King William and his Queen Mary. Now, you might think we are full of our over-the-top extravagances from such lush architectural details, and yes, if we had another day in London, I might have to just go window shopping at Harrods, but luckily for the slim wallet of British pound Sterlings, tomorrow it is off for the ship!
Goodnight all, Kiko
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