{"id":7905,"date":"2017-06-02T17:59:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T01:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/?p=7905"},"modified":"2017-10-01T16:24:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T00:24:53","slug":"london-england-part-2-windsor-castle-bath-stonehenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/2017\/06\/02\/london-england-part-2-windsor-castle-bath-stonehenge\/","title":{"rendered":"London England Part 2 &#8211; Windsor Castle &#8211; Bath &#8211; Stonehenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The second day in London would consist of mostly not being in London. The day started with a cab ride over to Victoria station where we would board the bus for the day&#8217;s journey. On tap for this day&#8217;s long trip would be Windsor Castle, Bath England, and Stonehenge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When you arrive at Stonehenge, you arrive at the Stonehenge parking lot. Then you walk over to the visitor center where you catch a smaller bus that takes you out to the site. Our tour guide mentioned we caught a really nice day, as sometimes the wind is blowing so hard it could blow the bus without power to the site. We also walked into a beautiful cloudy day with made for great photos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7907\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-20.jpg\" alt=\"Wonderful blue sky and clouds above Stonehenge\" width=\"938\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-20.jpg 938w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-20-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-20-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-20-210x140.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/>Been there, done that. OK, we never went into Harrods, we just drove by. That most likely saved a bunch of money.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7908\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-21.jpg\" alt=\"Harrods department store - London England\" width=\"938\" height=\"924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-21.jpg 938w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-21-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-21-768x757.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Exterior of Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7909\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-22.jpg\" alt=\"Windsor Castle\" width=\"938\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-22.jpg 938w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-22-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-22-768x495.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The writing above the door says Anno Domini 1583 which a google search revealed means 1583 AD, and the E R stands\u00a0Elizabeth Regina which is Latin for Queen Elizabeth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7910\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-23.jpg\" alt=\"This entrance to Windsor Castle has the words Anno Domini 1583 above it.\" width=\"938\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-23.jpg 938w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-23-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-23-768x517.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I believe the official name for this part of Windsor Castle is the Upper Ward, but it looks more like the Courtyard at Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7911\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-24.jpg\" alt=\"Windsor Castle Courtyard\" width=\"938\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-24.jpg 938w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-24-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-24-768x472.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Roman bath complex was founded in 75 AD. The building that now surrounds the bath was built near the end of the 18th Century.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7912\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-25.jpg\" alt=\"Roman Baths - Bath England\" width=\"938\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-25.jpg 938w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-25-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-25-768x546.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s just point and shoot and anyone can be a photographer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7913\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-26.jpg\" alt=\"Everybody is a photographer\" width=\"938\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-26.jpg 938w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-26-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-26-768x526.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bath Abbey is now the more common name used, but the official name was the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7914\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-27.jpg\" alt=\"Bath Abbey - Bath England\" width=\"938\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-27.jpg 938w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-27-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-27-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The interior of Bath Abbey features stained glass windows and stone carved fan vaulting for the ceilings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7915\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-28.jpg\" alt=\"Interior windows Bath Abbey - Bath England\" width=\"938\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-28.jpg 938w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-28-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-28-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The winged angel leans above a bust of Alexander Champion who on April 23, 1774 defeated the Afghan Highlanders at Miranpur Katra. He passed away in Bath\u00a0on March 15, 1793.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7916\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-29.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial to Alexander Champion - Bath Abbey - Bath England\" width=\"938\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-29.jpg 938w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-29-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-29-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our first ride on the London Underground.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7917\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-30.jpg\" alt=\"The London Underground\" width=\"938\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-30.jpg 938w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-30-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/London-England-30-768x666.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second day in London would consist of mostly not being in London. The day started with a cab ride over to Victoria station where we would board the bus for the day&#8217;s journey. On tap for this day&#8217;s long trip would be Windsor Castle, Bath England, and Stonehenge. 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