Hampton Court 2011
On Friday 20th May 2011, Joan, Hayley, Jezz and Wayne go to Hampton Court Palace for the day.
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Hampton Court — it’s been there all my life, you know?
In the gardens, we went on the tram ride, powered by two beautiful 15 year old Shire horses.
As soon as we got our tickets, it was time for a quick snap outside the main entrance; Hayley, Joan and Jezz.
Hayley stops for a rest and a chat.
Jezz, pretty much how I see him every morning… on the throne!
This is the view as we went in to one of the entrances, spectacular artwork hallway
Jezz and Joan making a good scale example of the grander of the staircase and artwork.
This is a huge painting of William III (1650-1702) on horseback by Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723).
The King’s Throne – we weren’t allowed to sit there!Probably something about us being queens.
And this was the very bed of the King’s. We weren’t allowed on that either. It’s not very big, by today’s sizes.
Located on The King’s Great bedchamber ceiling.
Beautifully maintained and sculptured gardens.
The King’s Private Dining Room.
Stopped off at The Privy cafe for a bacon butty and a cuppa.
Jezz’s poses are largely influenced by me telling him where to stand or the faces to pull but on this occasion… he was waiting for me to come from around the corner
I wanted the effect of a giant Jezz… this was in front of one of the interesting seated shows the palace has. It taught us of the private rooms of the King.
Hmm… Kingsize it it NOT.
The magnificent Tudor roof in the Great Hall.
The huge courtyard and gatehouse of the palace.
I swear the man changed his facial expression when she put her arm around him.
The usual… Jezz did.
After his 3 minute stand up comedy set, Jezz collects all of the cabbages thrown at him and seems quite upbeat about it.
It was either that or Jezz with his preferred method of transport.
A standard shopping trolley has never been enough.
It was either that or a pair of barrels.
Awe, he looks a little lost.
Jezz suddenly realising that jumping on the horse-drawn tram to get away from us was never going to work… it just circles the gardens and comes back.
Good view of the palace from across the gardens.
These are the Shire horses that pull the tram carriages around the gardens.
The tram ride takes you around the gardens and back.