More England

I'm sorry if this is boring for ya'll, but I have to get it documented, and maybe someone will enjoy looking at Europe with me! (Hee hee!)

When I got back to Mike and Michele's after my jaunt up to Cambridge, we decided to take another trip, and this time we went south!

Our first stop was to none other than...Brighton! (Nope, it's apparently NOT the place to find husbands, but it was pretty none-the-less). We went to the Royal Pavilion, which is A-MAZ-ING!! I felt like I had stepped into India when I saw the outside of it. (Sorry the pictures aren't that great. Mike got some really good ones). The inside was an Asian mish-mash of stunning proportions. We couldn't take pictures inside the Pavilion, but it's worth Googling and trying to find some. I've never even heard of the Royal Pavilion, but if you get the chance to go I would highly recommend it!





We then headed over to Arundel Castle, which is a castle that was founded on Christmas Day in 1067 and is still the home of the Duke of Norfolk. It was pretty incredible to see the old and the new side by side. I wouldn't mind living there! ;) Unfortunately all of the sons of the current Duke are probably younger than 10. Not going to happen...

I love the English Countryside!

Like I said, I could handle living here.

We also went over to Hampshire, turns out it really is named for the pig...


We went to Winchester Cathedral, which is where Jane Austen is buried. We also went to Salisbury Cathedral, which was absolutely beautiful!

Try and ignore the scaffolding.

The door reminded me of "LadyHawk" when he bursts through on the horse.

This is the oldest clock in the world.

We stayed at a really fun hotel in Salisbury. There are boards that were there when they built the cathedral around 1220. It's definitely the oldest place I've ever stayed!

We also went to Portsmouth and saw where the Pilgrims and the Titanic set sail.



We also saw Stonehenge! This is the second time I've seen it, but I STILL love it!

This is Glastonbury, the burial place of King Arthur. It's amazing how a legend has so many birth and burial places!

The kids got to weave...

...with this dude!

Apparently one of the most popular places in Beaconsfield is Beaconscott, which is a complete model village. It was kind of cool...but something I still don't really understand. There used to be lots of these model villages around in the day, but this one is one of the only remaining villages. I guess the English really liked to walk around small towns back then...



Saying goodbye to this face was really hard!



Thanks for a great trip! Until next time!