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Christmastime
in England
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The three queens enter Windsor Castle through the St. George gate. |
Walking through the middle ward passage to the center of the castle grounds |
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Enjoying sunset in front of the Round Tower. |
Susan and Mom in front of Buckingham Palace during the Changing of the Guard. |
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The Salisbury Cathedral as the sun sets on Christmas Eve...Beautiful. |
Taking photos of yourself looking goofy and trying to make up for it by standing beside your beautiful wife...priceless. |
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Susan and Aunt Alice enjoy a drink at the Haunch of Venison pub in Salisbury that was built in 1320. It has a one piece pewter bar top, believed to be the only one of its kind in England. |
Mom and Ian enjoy a drink in the "Horsebox," this small part of the bar is reputedly used by Churchill and Eisenhower during the planning of the D-Day landings. |
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One of the favorite British authors of the ladies is Jane Austen, so we visited the home where she penned Sense & Sensibility. |
A much better view of the old Victorian home. |
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Thatched roofed homes like this one next to Jane Austen's are what you find in southern England. |
We also visited the old Roman city of Bath. Here is the beautiful Bath Chapel. |
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The Pump Room and Roman baths are inside this building. |
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Inside the Bath Chapel is beautiful and one of the first Cathedrals/Chapels that is very light. |
Some of the beautiful stained glass. |
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The crescent in Bath. You can see the Roman architecture here. |
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Some neat old apartments in Bath. Don't even ask if you could afford to live in them, quite expensive. |
The Guards band leaves Buckingham Palace after the Guard has been changed. |
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Before the Changing of the Guard is the Inspection of the Guard. Here at the Horse Guards Barracks on Whitehall members of the Blues & Royals (in Blue capes) and the Lifeguards (Red Capes) get inspected. |
The Lifeguards.
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