The Salisbury Cathedral is home to one of the last four Magna Carta manuscripts. Extremely moving to view a document from about 1215 A.D. which strongly influenced our Declaration of Independence, our Constitution and our Bill of Rights. Have learnt so much about the histories of Ireland, Scotland and England, and how they are so interwoven, and yet, still not have a clue as to why so many people in Belfast and Scotland would still wish to be part of the crown. Why they don’t want independence (like the rest of Ireland) is still a mystery to me. These countries remind me of a bunch of siblings bickering for the seat of honor next to mum and dad at the dinner table. Oh well….I’ll take the U.S.A. and our democratic process, our separation of church and state, and our lack of a monarchy, ANY day of the week!!! Do I sound homesick????
S. Cathedral cloistureDid our version of a “pub crawl” last night: went into whichever pub appealed to us, had a beer, and moved on to the next one!! Quite fun.
Today (16) we all slept in and then walked to Buckingham Palace for the tour there. Much to our delight, we witnessed the changing of the guard—way cool.
Then, into Buck Palace. Whoa….that place is seriously cool. After the tour inside, we were set free in the gardens. Actually had “Tea” in a garden tent that was set up on the back courtyard of the palace and overlooking the gardens. LaTeDah!!! Color me ‘Princess Bonnie!’ :-)
After walking around the gardens (about 1/2 mile), we all went separate ways. Bri to visit some church on his “hit list,” Jim to go back to the hotel and then to go for a run (back to the Palace, color him “nuts”), and Janette and I to go shopping!!! Once again, a good time was had by all.
Back together for more pubs and dinner. Back home to pack for our departure tomorrow. Nite-nite! See u all very soon.
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