Oct. 4, 2018
Hampton Court is less than a mile from our flat and we enjoy riding our bicycles through the garden. Such beautiful scenery and then either finish up by the Thames River or come back through Bushy Park, which is directly across from our flat.
The Palace was intended for Cardinal Wolsey whom King Henry VIII was very fond of during 1515 – 1529. Wolsey fell from grace and he gave the palace to Henry VIII. Henry’s VIII son, Edward the VI was born here and resided here as well. King George II was the last to live here.
The palace is full of beautiful pictures of all six of Henry’s wives and a nice video explaining how they all became to be married to him and either divorced or murdered.
This being my third time here and one of my favorite castles, it is the first time I have seen the Chocolate Rooms. I am sure it was because Mom spotted it and thought it was probably a cafe type room ready to sell us some sweets. Wrong.
During this visit we saw some ladies restoring the mattresses from one of the State Bedrooms. I apologize for the pictures as I didn’t realize there was such a glare that makes them hard to see and read.
One of my favorite things to do after touring the palace is the hedge maze. Two times out of three I have made it to the middle. Rick and I separated and raced to see who could get out first and he beat my by about 10 seconds.
No Ordinary Trip 