On this day we did a fun little loop in the English countryside. Just as a side note, I took way too many pictures this trip. I posted about 150 of the 500 pics I took on facebook, and there are even fewer here on my blog (for obvious reasons). So, if you haven't seen all the pictures I have posted, but would like to, you can see more of the highlights in my facebook albums. We were blessed with gorgeous weather while in England and Scotland. It was sunny, and beautiful the majority of the time we were there. A few days were cloudy, and it only rained part of 2 days out of the 11 we were there. I think that is a pretty amazing feat for English weather!
This day, was one of those beautiful sunny days!
Windsor, the Queen's favorite residence
One thing I really liked, and probably have mentioned before, is...every tour comes with an audio guide. Typically we would have to pay extra so would fore go...but not in England and the kids LOVED it.
Such a pretty castle!
While there, we got to see another changing of the guard ceremony.
This is St. George cathedral, the church connected to Windsor. Buried here are Henry VIII, King George and his wife, the Queen mother, as well as the Queen's sister...Princess Margret. As well as many other's that I don't remember
While taking a picture of the English countryside, this man hopped into our photo. So hilarious, I don't think he realized he was quick enough to actually "make" into the picture. It makes me laugh though..so I kept it.
Stonehenge was amazing. Looking at these pictures, it doesn't seem real. They look like those backdrops you see at Universal Studios, you can stand in front of for photo ops. These are no back drops people, This is the real stuff!
To end our day, we went to Bath to spend the evening there. Being the Jane Austin fan I am (are you surprised...!) I have always wanted to go to Bath. This is the Cathedral in the center of town.
We toured the Roman Baths, which was a fun experience. The built the museum on and around the ruins of the baths. So it was pretty neat to see new meeting old, and they did a really good job trying to recreate the image of how it would have been in Roman times.
The baths are fed by a natural hot spring that has believed healing properties. At the end of the tour, you can get a sample of this "healing" water. A white gloved waiter brings it to you in a crystal goblet and everything. It was kind of gritty, very warm, and really not that tasty.
It was fun to sit around the edge of the Bath and watch the water bubble from the hot springs. I was worried the whole time, just waiting for one of the girls to fall in! The boys, thank heavens, were safely attached to Matt and I's backs!
Blurry picture, but it made the cut because it makes me laugh!
What are they doing???
On the road again, heading back to our hotel. Tomorrow we leave for a few days in Scotland!
These boys are such troopers, they love to watch "show shows" and pretend they are so cool. And, No, Hunter is not holding a double mocha latte. It is just milk, but we discovered (since we left our sippy's at home) that the hotel coffee cups and lids make a great replacement for sippy cups!
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