My+Class+Photo+Sets

The following slide sets are embedded sets from my Flickr account, illustrating places visited in England:

media type="custom" key="9372962" We visited Hampton Court in southwest suburban London on May 5th, along the Thames. It was home to Tudor royalty and Henry VIII. The gardens were extensive and manicured to perfection. There was a small, but popular hedge maze in one corner of the grounds. We didn't have nearly enough time on our bus tour to see everything.

media type="custom" key="9372976" We visited Windsor Castle on May 5th. It was the country home to various kings and queens a day's march from London, dating to William the Conqueror in the 1100s. Queen Elizabeth was in residence during our visit, with security evident throughout the site. The "state apartments" were magnificent, although photography was not allowed.

media type="custom" key="9372982" We visited the small town of Ely on May 3rd, via a train ride north of Cambridge. It was home to the Ely Cathedral, one of the oldest in England, with services held for more than 1000 years. The cathedral was huge and visible throughout the town from the minute you stepped off the train. Part of the cathedral was used in scenes from "The King's Speech."

media type="custom" key="9381164" We took the train from the Kings Cross station in North London to Cambridge on May 3rd. We took a tour of one of the more famous colleges, Kings College, and went "punting on the cam" which is a small boat like a gondola pushed down the river Cam. Beautiful day, beautiful city of spires. I was shown the pub table where Watson and Crick deciphered DNA in the 1950s. My friend Larissa had us over for lunch and my first authentic English tea with scones, clotted cream, and jam. The cream was better than in sounded!

media type="custom" key="9381202" These are all of my pictures from London proper, unsorted. We visited most of the tourist hot spots, including Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, and Westminster with the Parliament complex and Big Ben. The Thames Clipper boat ride down the Thames was fun, sailing under the London Bridge. We rode downriver all the way to Greenwich and saw the Royal Naval Academy and the Greenwich Observatory where we were able to straddle Greenwich Mean Time. We just got a taste of the main shopping area in London along Oxford Street. Much more to see on the next trip!