London Castles

... week and a half touring all over Ireland. My family is of Irish heritage so it was a trip that we had always talked about taking and tracking down the Kelly Castle. It was great, we did find one of the Kelly castles, and had the time of our lives.

A short trip to see what the friendly neighbours in the north do.

... sounds too early to get out the city but I saw this great brochure in the hotel lobby for a day trip out of London to the Windsor Castles. There was a great deal for only 75 pounds (150 dollars) to take the train out of London to the Windsor Castles. The ...

... with beer in hand at a London pub. The London Night and the Ceremony of the Keys After the sunset, a different London is revealed. Main monuments along the River Thames including the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge appear even more imposing ...

... 9 fell asleep during the first one due to jet-lag mixed with red wine, most embarrasing..had to leave at intermission. saw many palaces, castles and searched high and low for lizzie, but she didnt come out to play..or did she???? Went from London To gay ...

... to the Tower of London where we spent the rest of the afternoon. I really wanted to visit there. We don't have castles and historical buildings quite like this back home! Had dinner back at Trafalgar Square--excellent bangers and mash along with Adnams ...

 In Gondar, Ethiopia, I visited some outstanding castles built in the 16th and 17th centuries.  They're in a walled-in area at the center of town called the Royal Enclosure.  It was a real treat to wander around this place in ...

... day, so we started off with a tour of the Chapel, Great Hall, and state rooms. Being from the United States, where castles are somewhat scarce, I’m easily impressed. And since I haven’t visited very many castles, it’s tricky for me to ...

... walked in and went around all the different castles, it was very cool and neat to go into. It actually reminded me of castles that Victor and I went to when we were in Newcastle England. ANyway, we went around all teh little different areas, it was ...

... pubs, but with alot more Peas on the menu (6 out of 9 dishes on the menu consisted of peas???) So we continued north and visited two castles on the way. castles are like churches, temples, and monastaries...seen one seen them all, but they were great to ...

... on the way to The Tower of London.  The Tower of London is actually a walled in area of the city with many different castles inside.  When we entered the area, we got a tour by a "Beaneater."  It was really interesting.  He told ...

... wide and deep, you can imagine it being quite a deterrent to storming the castle. I love all that knights and soldiers and castles stuff! We walked past Traitors' Gate, where high-profile prisoners would be brought by boat in the cover of darkness, into ...

Loved the place - walked all over nice castles. liked windsor the most will go back again im ...

... London, England is like. Imagine cottages for houses, buildings that have been around since before America was even thought of, and castles and towers that the great kings and queens of England once called home. There is nothing like it! With a group ...

... adventures, as we finally met outside the gates of Buckhingham Palace early that morning. Hereth begins a tale of London sightseeing: bridges, eyes, gardens, massive clocks, random cobbled streets and eventually, the obligatory trek to a Walkabout ...

... Zone 2 was set up further east on the river near the “beach” (or embankment).  In the sand, people were building castles and, believe it or not, couches.  On the land, the traveling art circus, The House of Fair Tales, was set up for ...

... - which I was upset to learn were not the preserved remains of reproductive organs of the royal family. As if the castles weren't enough, after seeing huge diamonds, ridiculous crowns, and the largest & most ornately decorated gold punch bowl of my ...

... they are having a jousting tournament there, which is a huge added bonus for us! Before I begin I must say the buildings, castles, gardens and Tower are breathtaking, it really is like stepping back in time, especially with the jousting tournament on as ...

... a way) and related sites. For instance, connected to the castle was their very own ancient hydro dam, which powered the castles lighting and electric cars!!! Next weekend we are heading to Leeds and then on to Scarborough to visit Liz's grandparents, ...

... entering this museum I had a few things to do first. First was lunch, then I went to the cartoon museum – free with the London pass. This was an interesting museum, after this museum I came a cross a oxfarm bookshop and gave a few of the books that ...