Deal, Sandwich, and Herne Bay - England!

Well, here comes another round of England photos!  It was ages ago when I actually went, so as a little recap, I traveled to Kent, England, for a week to visit some of the historical sights that I read about in college.  I heart England, and would live there in a heartbeat if I could.  So, here is a recap of the first leg of the trip...in pictures!

Deal Castle, a defense fortress from the time of Henry VIII.  It was built in the shape of the Tudor Rose.

Me at Walmer Castle, about ten minutes from Deal.  It is another of Henry VIII's castles.

Another shot of Walmer Castle.

 A shot of the cute little town of Sandwich.

Why not have a sandwich in Sandwich?

A shot of Herne Bay,

Loving the British humor!

Fish, chips, and mushy peas...yes, please!

Nothing beats fresh seafood right out of the ocean!  Yummers!

Recap

So the past month has been crazy!  Just to recap, we took our week long trip to England, to include places like Dover, Canterbury, London, Leeds, and many, many more!  I then came back, finished up at work, graduated from college (yay!), and then we left on our two week cruise to Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Croatia.  We came back on Sunday, and now the movers are scheduled to arrive this week to pack up our stuff and ship it over the ocean because we are officially moving back to the states at the end of this month!  Whew!  That is a ton!  Now you can see why I have been slightly absent for blogging.  I lost a few followers along the way, which is sad, but I really appreciate all of you that stuck in there.  I am very happy for you all!  I love blogging, and would do it just for me, but I feel more connected to the world to know that I have actual followers, and I hope that I have posted about something that has helped you somewhere along the way!

So, without further ado, I will start on my English adventure!  It was great.  We started out the first night in London to see Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theater.  I have seen the show a few times, including in NYC, but it was Joel's first time.  We saw Love Never Dies in London back in September, which was the sequel, so I figured that I would show Joel how the story began.  It was good, but I wasn't too impressed with the woman that played Christine.  I didn't think she could carry the role the way it needed to be carried.  Oh, well.

So, we strolled around London a little taking the Royal Wedding in.  It was a couple of days before the actual Big Day, but people were already camped out around Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey.  Which, if you think about it, doesn't make much sense, because if they don't catch a glimpse of anything, there were no screens showing what was going on!  It was really nice, though, because the Brits became so patriotic, and even though they swore they couldn't care less about the event on tv, everyone was talking about it.

Chinatown, London Style

Bangers and Mash

The Obligitary Phone Booth Picture

Joel has the fever!

So many great things in one shot!

The wedding venue for the (now) Duke and Duchess of Wales

Cheerio!

Hey all!  Do you know where I am?  I am in England!  Yes, I will be here during the Royal Wedding, and let me tell you, I think that the whole of Britain has wedding fever!  I will write all about my trip when I return, but right now I am on an eight day trek around the countryside.  We flew into London, and have so far made it to Deal, Sandwich, Herne Bay, and Walmer.  And we are only on day two!  Tomorrow includes watching the wedding broadcast live at Leeds castle and toasting the new couple with Champagne.  And much, much more!