Hampton Court

Sunday, July 20

Today we went by train from Weybridge to Hampton Court. Hampton Court is where the Palace of King Henry the 8th is. It was amazing and overwhelming to walk through the castle and see and hear of the lives of English royalty about which I had studied. The artwork is phenominal. Melinda you will enjoy a couple of pics of the artwork. I could not believe tapestries of the 1600s are still hanging.

We also spent time in the royal gardens. There were thousands and thousands of flowers. I was intrigued by the world famous maze that is there. It was great fun to find our way to the center and out again.

We had lunch in the cafe there. It was very good, but too much to eat in one sitting, and they do not have to go boxes here. We split a piece of beetroot cake. I think the food thing I miss the most is ice in my water.

We are all pretty tired at this point. Jenni was just pointing out that it is 5:52 here Katie just fixed dinner, and Derek is just not finishing his sermon. I am having a bit of trouble sleeping. I think I'm still trying to sleep by central time.

Speaking of time. We are far enough north that the sun is up most of the time, 4:30 a.m. till 10:00 pm. It is nice to have heavy curtains to help block out the light. Tomorrow Jenni and I are staying in Weybridge checking out the local color.