Gottfried Travel Adventures

 October 17 Our little cottage is very cute although it feels extremely cozy. Three floors with the bedroom on the top, the bathroom and cozy sitting room on the second, and the kitchen and fireplace room on the first.  We headed to Bleinheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill. But on the way, we first stopped at the Rollright Stones, a 3,000 year old stone circle and the nearby Kings stone.  The Rollright stone circle The Kings Stone Beautiful English scenery Bleinhem palace was a great site to visit. Winston would have been the 10th Duke of Marlborough had it not been for the birth of his cousin. Bleinheim Palace was built between 1705 and 1722 by 1st Duke of Marlborough as a thank you from Queen Anne for winning the Battle of Bleinheim. Winston’s grandfather was the 9th Duke of Marlborough who was married to Manhattanite Consuelo Vanderbilt. Bleinheim palace is also the setting of the film (or series?) Queen Charlotte, so they were displaying costumes in the r...

 October 16 This morning we had coffee in our Benjamin Franklin room in fine cups and saucers while packing. We stowed our luggage then set out for Westminster Abbey, stopping for something to eat at Pret a Manger near Trafalgar Square.  The Abbey was awe inspiring! I recognized so much of from watching the Royal family events on TV.  Tomb of the unknown warrior , the only tomb in the floor that no one has ever walked across - not even the monarch. Inside are the remains of a soldier from WWI The nave Isaac Newton The choir The queen’s seat The altar This floor!  The person for whom the abbey was built Poets corner has so many famous people from the literary history  The oldest door in the Abbey The coronation chair The entrance Afterwards, we stopped at the Red Lion for a drink and to use the “Ladies and Gents”.  The Red Lion near parliament Winston Churchill was a patron Bonnie wee Lass on the bar The bell would be wrung 7 minutes before a vote so that me...