We rented a car today! Driving was pretty insane. The whole driving on the left side of the road thing is pretty hard to get used to! Dad did a great job maneuvering our black little stick shift car to Hampton Court Palace and we were all pleased to arrive safe and sound!
We had a great time exploring the palace where King Henry VIII lived. We learned all about his six wives and their unfortunate fates.
The palace is huge and we had a fun time looking at the old tapestries, stain glass windows, and paintings. There were people dressed up pretending to be members of the king's court and King Henry VIII himself. It was fun to watch their performances.
Later we walked around the palace gardens. They are incredible! They had tons of beautiful flowers, cacti, lemon and orange trees, and magnificent fountains! They even had a legit hedge maze that we raced to the middle of. Of course Zach and I won! We also saw the biggest grape vine in the world! While we were walking around outside it started to rain a bit so we made our way back to the car.
On the way home we stopped at the grocery store to pick up some food for tomorrow. We ordered pizza and had a nice fun night together at home.
We had a great time exploring the palace where King Henry VIII lived. We learned all about his six wives and their unfortunate fates.
The palace is huge and we had a fun time looking at the old tapestries, stain glass windows, and paintings. There were people dressed up pretending to be members of the king's court and King Henry VIII himself. It was fun to watch their performances.
Later we walked around the palace gardens. They are incredible! They had tons of beautiful flowers, cacti, lemon and orange trees, and magnificent fountains! They even had a legit hedge maze that we raced to the middle of. Of course Zach and I won! We also saw the biggest grape vine in the world! While we were walking around outside it started to rain a bit so we made our way back to the car.
On the way home we stopped at the grocery store to pick up some food for tomorrow. We ordered pizza and had a nice fun night together at home.
Hampton Court Palace. King Henry VIII is bottom right.
The Gardens
