Hampton Court Palace

Yesterday we left early (9am) to go on a tour of 2 castles. The first was Hampton Court Palace where King Henry VIII lived in the 1600s. It was so old, yet so beautiful! The ceilings were all so high in each room and they were highly decorated with murals, many of angels. All the rooms had beautiful crown molding and the beds were surrounded by drapery-type things that reached about 15 feet upward. There were also tapestrys, which reminded me of intricate rugs, that were on the wall. They were approxamately 20ft by 30 ft. Huge! These works of art showed pictures, many during Jesus' time, kind of like a mural. They were hand made and had real gold and silver thread woven into them! Really pretty! The entire palace was surrounded by massive gardens. There was a maze on one side, a garden in the back, and another garden on the side (called Privy Garden, it was my favorite). The trees were like giant lumps, very different! The pictures and my words don't do it justice, you just had to see it all!