Local lake tour

Posted on by Ian C.

Yesterday I went with our neighbors on a pontoon boat tour of local lakes; a pleasantly quiet hour spent admiring HUGE homes, and a bit of wildlife spotting – but mostly huge homes (the lakes are around Windermere, an extremely wealthy town. I’ve no idea who most of these homes belong to (various famous sports personalities, internet tycoons, etc) but one apparently belongs to Shaquille O’Neal:


Some wildlife too; happy again to have my 50* zoom camera:

And finally, this guy waiting for us when we returned:

Hampton Court

Posted on by Ian C.

Not sure if this was “saving the best for last” but today’s visit to Hampton Court left us quite stunned by it’s huge size and by the opulence of the place – especially the wall and ceiling artworks! The exterior of the palace is impressive to begin with; inside, the early ceilings we found were impressive, too (and very high), but the rooms were more decorated as we progressed:

 

We finally had to go outside for a break from the amazing views – but the gardens are amazing too!