I got round to it eventually...
Categories: just-life
Date: 16 May 2009 23:05:23
It's only been a week, and it means I shan't be writting about Eurovision (which was great) I thought I'd share a couple of photos that I took last week. The first is from Salisbury Cathedral, which when you consider is something like eight hundred years old, it is pretty impressive.
We did do the tower tour and I suspect that we were lucky in getting possibly the most enthusiastic tour guide in the place. I say this as the group that left an hour after us had caught us up by the time we got to the top.
And yes, you get to right to the top of the tower... if you don't like heights I wouldn't advise going. The climbing isn't too bad as it's spread out and the views are brillient. You may spot some rungs in the spire photo... that's because you can only get to within forty feet of the very top from inside and you have to climb the last bit on the outside, including the overhang at the very top.
Hampton Court Palace is a beautiful place, it always amazes me how lovely the gardens are though I was lucky in that desert meant that I was unable to prove my claim that I can navigate the palace maze blindfolded. I also discovered that if you want to take photos of any of the paintings at the Palace you need to get a letter from the Queen herself saying that you're allowed.