Hampton Court Palace

Traveling to Hampton court Palace ew got to experience the vast historical site full of museums, artifacts, and beautiful works of art. Hampton court palace was a beautiful area full of intricate gardens and what would feel like unlimited rooms for every purpose. Unfortunately there were several school groups also touring the grounds so many rooms were crowded and very loud, but the few that were not provided a grand view of how English monarchs had once lived and the splendor they indulge themselves in. The chocolate room for example was an entire room dedicated to making a chocolate drink and was a separate entity from the large sprawling kitchens where the keep was fed from. There were many instances of blended architecture mixing the Tudors styles with the Baroque architecture. Within the house there were also many rooms with more improvised art pieces such as the room with wall decor made from the archaic weapons that used to fill the armories. They used these weapons to form intricate designs through the room and provided quite the visual splendor. My favorite part of the ground however were the sprawling gardens that were full of intricate patterned gardens of flowers, trees and vines. I liked the Fern trees in particular as they looked as though they were giant mushrooms. There were also herds of deer just behind the gardens that were very beautiful and came in several colors. I wish I had time to go through the maze as I love a good maze, but unfortunately sprawling in the gardens left me with little time if I wanted to catch the train back to the hotel. It must have been quite the catch to live in the court of Henry Vlll at the very least it would have been full of interesting stories, rumors, and plots. I cant imagen how people could have watched him consummate six different marriages though especially after he got gout.The practice is already absurd enough but to have to witness it again and again each time getting forseeably worse, Sounds Like torture for everyone involved.