Exploring Hampton Court Palace was quite a trip. We started our morning with a short and sleepy train ride to a beautiful small town with a river running through it. Once we got to the palace, I was overwhelmed by the colorful view of rainbow flowers in front of the building. The building was a …
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Long Live the King
June 6: While this was supposed to be our tour of Westminster Abbey, also known as the place with the iconic clock tower, this excursion was postponed. In lieu of this iconic London iconography, I took a trip to a different famous London landmark: Tower Bridge. The two sky bridges that connect the recognizable towers …
Hirschy Highlight: I’m glad I took my allergy medication today.
I still find it very strange walking the grounds of people who have lived before me. When I was in Bath, it took me a while to realize that the cobblestones I was tripping over were also probably equally frustrating for someone someday. In a way, it’s a bittersweet human connection of knowing that something …
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Hampton Court Palace
Today we went on a day trip to Hampton Court Palace, I thought that the palace and the gardens surrounding the palace were beautiful! It was so cool to be able to see where so many important people lived throughout history and be in a place with so much history inside of it’s walls. The …
I Went To Hampton Court Palace!
It is my sixteenth day in The United Kingdom and today I took a train to Hampton Court Palace! Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace owned by King Charles III in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. This palace was once owned by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, who was the chief minister of King …
Man Had a Chocolate Kitchen…
Today we went to Hampton Court Palace, and let me just say….I would hate living there. But let us rewind to the beginning of our journey. We left today at nine am, and took a tube to Waterloo station. We caught a train to the palace, and it was about thirty seven minutes of travel. …
Hampton Court Palace – Day 16
Hampton Court Palace- Day 16 Hampton Court Palace is a maze within itself, not including its actual maze that is on its grounds. The two places I spent the most time were William III’s apartment and Henry VII’s home. I enjoyed William’s apartment more as I got to learn more about his life and fun …
Birds are not robots, they’re friends
Today was a much needed Alex-day, and I spent it walking around the halls of a dead king. I felt very much like the good, old queen when she walked with her corgis. For context, we took a day trip out to Hampton Court Palace, the old home of Henry XIII. It was a very …
I Just Don’t Really Care to Praise These Royal Abusers, Maybe That’s Just Me
Hampton Court Palace was a maze. Each certain area designated to a certain royal was like its own little cocoon within the palace walls. I spent a lot of my time in William the III’s royal chambers and what struck me the most was the beautiful mural Verrio painted across the staircases walls and ceiling …
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Hampton Court Palace was 10/10
Visiting Hampton Court Palace was a beautiful experience. The town we were in for the day was really peaceful and I would have loved to just sit outside the palace all day. On the flip side, the inside of the palace was also really interesting. I loved having the audio guide with me and being …
Theatre in London U of A 