Friday, June 27, 2008
Flower at the Imperial War Museum
I don't know what this flower is but I want to find out because it was lovely!
Imperial War Museum and James Bond exhibit
Tori got to "skive" (skip) school and we took the train to London to see the James Bond exhibit at the Imperial War Museum . We had a fun time together! I learned two very interesting things about Ian Fleming: he didn't write his first novel until he was 44 (there's hope for me yet) and he wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (who new??)
The outside of the museum and Joe in front of British 15-inch naval guns
The outside of the museum and Joe in front of British 15-inch naval guns
Odiham's Blues and Booze Festival
Here are some of my favorite pictures from the Odiham Blues and Booze Festival. Joe and I had such a great time and the weather was fantastic!
Tina and Tori
Sharon and Megan Williams
Sharon is a fantastic photographer and a friend of Tina and Megan is Tori's best friend. They were both delightful and it was nice to make some new friends.
Isn't Lillia cute?? She slept through a lot of the festival despite the music and noise!
Joe and I
Tori and her friends Rose, Megan and Alice
Tina and Tori
Sharon and Megan Williams
Sharon is a fantastic photographer and a friend of Tina and Megan is Tori's best friend. They were both delightful and it was nice to make some new friends.
Isn't Lillia cute?? She slept through a lot of the festival despite the music and noise!
Joe and I
Tori and her friends Rose, Megan and Alice
Monday, June 23, 2008
Favorite Windsor Castle photos
Here are a few of my favorite Windsor Castle photos. I loved Queen Mary's dollhouse but we weren't allowed to take any photos of it. We also didn't get a picture of Henry VIII's grave inside of St. George's Chapel. I'm not sure if we weren't allowed to take a picture or we just didn't. I found it hard to believe that such an important historical figure is just buried in the middle of a small church and you can walk all over the grave. Also bured in St. George's Chapel are Jane Seymour (Henry VIII is buried beside her), King George VI, Princess Margaret's ashes and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Stonehenge
Joe and I just returned from a fantastic 10 day vacation in England. While we were there, we arranged for a private tour of Stonehenge. Both of us found Stonehenge to be very interesting. What do the stones mean? Despite countless theories offered over centuries, no one knows. Stonehenge is the most famous relic of prehistory in Europe and one of the best known, most contemplated monuments in the world—and there is no no clear idea what the people who built it actually used it for. This month National Geographic featured Stonehenge on the cover and the link to read the article and see the National Geographic pictures is below.
The following are some links to more information about Stonehenge:
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