Sandringham, the Queen's winter cottage
Mitchell is just enjoying the ducks
This is how the queen rolls.
The queen uses that door...by herself!
Beautiful Sandringham!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Day 11: Another Bath
Roman Baths
These stacked tiles were under the floor, and they would push hot air through, thereby producing "in-floor heating"
Another bath
These steps are all that remain of the Temple of Minerva Sulis
This is the pool where brave little bathers would take a cold dip after
spending time in the steam room
The Roundys were fun to Bath with
Here's where the steamy spring water comes out
Jane Austen lived at this address while in Bath
Here's proof that Mitchell toured the Jane Austen Centre
(He'll appreciate it when he's a teenager.)
The Royal Crescent
Day 10: Stone Henge & Bath
It's Stone Henge!
Stone Henge --- It's more famous than Angela Lansbury, Justin Bieber, and Bill Clinton...combined! It was way rad!
I shared my gelato with Mitch by dipping his "suckifier" in it, and every time he wanted more, he would pop it out and hold it up to my cone to reload.
Cute little house boats on the Avon River
The Abbey in Bath, known as Bath Abbey
That's one of the entrances to the Roman Baths in...Bath
My Birthday! Day 9: London (third day)
This is my calm face.
Suzanne threw a raging party for me. There were streamers, balloons, easter eggs, fresh tulips, chicken enchiladas, and more!
Then she made this cake! It's a good thing those numbers are backwards so you can't tell how old I am.
I got some lovely gifts from some lovely girls.
I had a wicked awesome birthday!
We also shopped at Harrod's & H&M and ate at a delicioso Italian restaurant, but we were lazy about taking pictures, so you have to use your imagination.
Day 8: London (second day)
I think Preston is standing next to what was once a lion's den. I don't know what my clue was, but it just feels like it would have been one.
Traitor's Gate
(This is the gate by which traitors arrived.)
The Ravens
A legend developed that England would not fall to a foreign invader so long as there were ravens at the Tower of London
The Rack
Beefeater or Yeomen Warder of Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London or Member of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary
The Tower Bridge
(I know, I already posted a picture of this.)
Westminster Abbey, at the very place the Duchess of Cambridge made her grand entrance
The only place in Westminster Abbey where pictures were allowed to be taken
Day 7: Blenheim & Stratford-Upon-Avon
Blenheim Palace is the only non-royal, non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. It's one of England's largest houses, and was built between 1705 and 1724. It is notable as the birthplace and home of Sir Winston Churchill.
Inside the Secret Garden at Blenheim
Winston Churchill's Backyard
The Churchills were loaded, obviously.
Chapel at Blenheim
This is where Winston proposed to his wife. It's also where Preston and I held hands.
Shakespeare's Street
Shakespeare's Birthplace
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