Queens Court

... for not supporting his divorce, decided to move in.  We moored right along Palace property, where for centuries, the Kings and Queens would arrive up the Thames from London. Dominic has learned that we tour quickly.  We can rocket through most ...

... nbsp; I was apprehensive at first, but let me tell you, it was HILARIOUS.  Three crazy, kind-of-old drag queens insulting each other and the crowd with politically, sexually, racially, and just generally inappropriate comments.  At one point, ...

... we went to Hampton Court in the UK. It was pretty incredible walking through the rooms and corriders of the old kings and queens. The art and decor in the Court were beautiful - I will post some of the photos we took. We spent a decent amount of time at ...

... in colour. I really wish I could have taken photos but they wouldn't have done Nefertari credit. After the valley of the queens I took the donkey up a massive set of hills and ended up with a view of Deir al-Bahri (Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut) ...

... for a sit on Henman Hill to watch some centre court action. Up next was Maria Kirilenko, followed by another Australian - Peter Luczak - on Court 5. Turns out watching tennis can take it out of you, and by the end of the day we were exhausted. So none of ...

Hampton Court Palace is known as the Palace of Henry VIII, but it was used by many other Kings and Queens as well. We took the " Welcome Tour" to get to know the palace. Our guide was dressed in a period costume. ( We had met her when we went to the Tower ...

12.15.09               (Cold) Kings And Queens Of Castle Hill Today, after breakfast in our hotel (not included in the room rate – we had to pay for these quite overpriced pancakes!), ...

... nbsp; I was able to find documents relating to a civil court case between my Great Grandfather and his brother.  I ordered copies to be sent to me.  I walked for many blocks on Princes St. and Queens St. and took pictures of the castle.  ...

(Or, at the very least, court ladies of reasonably high standing!) Having taken the earlier bus "just in case," we had some time to kick around the ferry terminal in Kumamoto.  Naturally, there was a gift shop; just as naturally, I ended up buying ...

... .  Good thing they're pretty common around here.  Our bus transfer was painless and we made it back to Queens Court around 5pm. Unfortunately, by this time I was feeling really rotten and knew that I needed antibiotics for a sinus ...

... and got in a taxi to go to the hotel.  We got our key and checked in right away to the very comfortable suites at Queens Court. By this point it was 9pm and most restaurants near our hotel were closed.  So we walked quite a bit (stopping at ...

... by a bit cloudy I mean I don't rightly recall the taxi ride or deciding to go into The Loft - one of the clubs in Queens Court. Good decisions :) I seriously had the time of my life. I do not EVER recall dancing so much that I literally got too tired to ...

... because of it. Dane (the accountant) was very nice and just spent the rest of the evening walking around downtown. They have Queens Court which reminds me of Stephens Ave in Calgary. It’s all walking area, no cars allowed and people just wander the ...

... there in one of the royal sceptres and at roughly 530 carats, the First Star of Africa is monsterously magnificent. The Queens Coronation robes were also on display (she's a shortie!) and just massive amounts of other jewellery and other historical ...

... , but now the American, French, British, and Russian Embassies once again stand proud. By the time that our bus had returned to the Queens Best Western Hotel, it was just after 11:30pm.  I ended up going straight to my room and sat down on the bed to ...

... walk for us, but jetlagged in 25degrees, it lost it's novelty! Got to the Tower of London and saw a 62 gun salute for the Queens Birthday, then did the Beefeater tour which was good and learnt about the Tower's history. Stood in a queue for 45 mins to see ...

... interesting British people, so much history here in England that relates so closely to NZ and its truly brilliant being in the Queens country. We have been looked after very very well in the Queens country!!! And have been eating and drinking like kings. ...

... loves to talk ( tours estimated time 45 minutes, actual time it took 1:30) The tour brought us to rooms where kings and queens of England had visited and down into the basement where they have dug up the foundation of the castle. They even discovered the ...

... sideboard which Si was eying off.  There were so many other things – pewter tankards that listed all the kings and queens of England, walking sticks that have vials of Scotch Whisky in them, cashmere sweaters, all too much to handle and a bank ...