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Beautiful plants outside
Windsor Castle. |
Entrance
to Windsor Castle.
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Outside
view of Windsor.
Imagine trying to scale those walls. |
Another
view of beautiful
Windsor Castle. |
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| Windsor
Courtyard. |
Beautiful ceiling at Windsor. |
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Edward
III throne.
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Coat of
arms painted on
ceiling in Windsor Castle. |
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| Windsor
rifle collection. |
Windsor
armor display. |
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Inside
St. George's Chapel.
Whoops, no photography - better
turn the camera off. |
Steffanie, Derek, and Chris
leaving our wonderful
tour of Windsor Castle. |
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I think
Steffanie feels right
at home in the Jane Austen House. |
Rare
Jane Austen books.
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Chris
with Derek showing
"class" at the
Jane Austen Teahouse. |
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Glastonbury Abbey wall ruins. |
Glastonbury arches. |
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Glastonbury ruins showing
inner wall structure. |
Small
remaining structure
of Glastonbury. |
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Cheddar
Gorge tour bus
showing steep limestone hills. |
Steffanie and Derek
touring the Cheddar caves. |
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Long
view of
Salisbury Cathedral
stained glass. |
Mirror
showing Salisbury
Cathedral ceiling detail.
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Another
view of the
Salisbury Cathedral ceiling. |
Tall
stained glass window
in Salisbury Cathedral. |
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Wells
Cathedral intricate
stone work. |
Wells
Cathedral ceiling structure.
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Long
view of the inside
of Wells Cathedral. |
Wells
Cathedral organ.
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Winchester Cathedral Mortuary
Chest description. Notice the dates. |
Winchester Mortuary chest
at top of stonework. |
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Winchester panel paintings. |
Winchester Cathedral ceiling. |
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Winchester Cathedral statue
in crypt area. Wasn't flooded for
the first time in years. |
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Winchester King Arthur
round table.
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Chris
reading about
King Arthur's round table.
Notice how high the wall is
in this medieval Great Hall. |
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Great
Hall painted wall
showing lineage tree. |
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| Iron
Bridge |
View of
Ironbridge Gorge |
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Blists
Hill Victorian Town
steam engine. |
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Blists
Hill Victorian fun.
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Derek
trying his luck
on a Victorian era game. |
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Berkeley
Castle
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Place
where Edward II
was murdered while at
Berkeley Castle. |
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Stratford Upon Avon 15th
century home. |
William
Shakespeare's birthplace.
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Stratford Upon Avon
15th century home. |
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Kenilworth Castle
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Another
view of Kenilworth
Castle. Note the difference
in color due to the sunlight. |
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Stow-on-the-Wold tombstone.
I like the epitaph. It says
"By the grace of God
I am what I am" |
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Chris
and kids at
Blenheim Palace |
Blenheim
Palace
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I just
don't trust that boy.
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Inside
Blenheim Palace. Is was
right after I took this picture
that I almost got thrown out
for taking photographs. Whoops. |
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| Derek on
a Tube ride. |
Westminster Abbey |
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Derek,
Steve, and Steff
with the Clock Tower (Big Ben)
in the background. |
How
about this picture
from 1999? Looks like some
kids have grown up a little. |
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Chris
studying Charles Dickens
info at the Charles Dickens house. |
Derek at
Charles Dickens house.
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| Charles
Dickens clock. |
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Steffanie and Derek resting
at the Bonnington Hotel as
Steve and Chris have some suds. |
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