Saturday, June 19, 2004

Hampton Court Palace

Once the home of Henry VIII, this historic palace is absolutely massive! We wandered through room after room, all of which were lined with ornate wallpaper and filled with grand pieces of furniture and art. If we weren't given a map we would have easily lost ourselves in the maze of bedrooms and kitchens. Now the kitchens were really something - apparently they were built to cater for around 600 people at a time!

Surrounding the palace, there are acres of lush green gardens, filled with roses, ponds, and perfectly manicured trees. Apparently one of the ponds turns into an outdoor ice skating rink in winter. Enough said!


Tuesday, June 08, 2004

Sex and the City

Well not exactly sex, but a wedding and that is pretty damned close. Back again in the big apple this time for a week to help celebrate Tammie's cousin Chi and his lovely wife Regina's wedding.

It was the gala event of the week, set in the most amazing house in Brooklyn, overlooking manhattan and it had all the trimmings. Best of all of us interlopers were invited back to stay 'anytime'. We will be sure to take him up on that :)



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