A visit to the home of Henry and Anne

 We had a slightly later start than normal as we recovered from our walking yesterday however after a breakfast at Mimo's (our "go to" restaurant) we headed in the tube to Waterloo station. Here we got a train to Hampton Court.

In the center of the photo is the Palace of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn as seen from across the river Thames at the nearby town.

We spent four hours seeing  Tudor,William and Mary, and Georgian styles all in one palace. I was there particularly to see the Tudor things but all of it was super interesting.

Below are photo's of Henry VIII's Great Hall building and ceiling.

The workmanship is amazing.

The stained glass windows in the chapel were stunning.

The grounds are wonderful too as befitting a palace used for over 250 years.

We decided to walk a bit in the nearby town and chose to stop at a pub for a beer and cider. It was a beautiful hot day so it was nice to sit outside and enjoy our drinks while the world drove by.

We took the train back to Waterloo ( ten stops on the way!) And then got our tube from Waterloo to Paddington. It was rush hour so the train was packed with many unmasked people (including us). Time will tell if we made an error in judgement or not in regards to covid.

We have checked in for tomorrow afternoon's flight and tonight we are going out for one last supper and that will be that!

Only 14,500 steps (9.2km) today