| coolbar | 08-04-2009 11:07 AM |
I was born and bred in London and moved 150 north to Staffordshire in February this year, a nice place in the hills.
Leeds castle is fascinating, it was one of King Henry VIII palaces for visiting royalty, i was lucky enough to go to a banquet there once, it was all theme in costumes etc, massive roast beef joints that we had to carve ourselves, there was a harpist and flutist playing as we ate, afterwards there was country dancing, real olde worlde stuff and copious amounts of meade to drink.
You would have loved that, especially as you are into costumes, if you ever visit again I can tell you where they do all these banquets.
Yes Stonehenge is only half a mile from the main road that cuts through the country, when I visited it as a kid, you could walk up and touch it all, that has changed now, all touristy for money. Quote:
Originally Posted by capt_noonie
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Yea i think I remember the green forms. I went to England in 2000 (???) and i remember the attendant gave us those, and I was like why do they need these?
What part are you from? I've only been to London, and surrounding areas to see the castles. Let's see do i remember... Oh my dad wanted to see Bodiam Castle for years, he loves castles. Leeds, and we went to see Stonehenge, I was surprised at how close it was to the freeway. :eek:
Oh I remember we would always grab a sandwich at Upper Crust at the train stations before departing and we would save it for lunch b/c most of the time once we got out to the castles there was nothing to eat. Those sandwiches were good. :D
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