Leeds Castle

Around Christmas time Tom and his girlfriend (no I'm not speaking in third person) came to the UK to take a look around. I missed going with them up to Scotland, but I was able to join them around New Years Eve. I have a confession to make, I have never felt more like a tourist in my life. I found myself in a position where I was shooting first and asking questions later and sometimes not even caring to ask any questions. I mean, I got what I was looking for… :-)

As the title suggests, I got these pictures while I was with them at Leeds Castle. Despite the name, it's not in Leeds, it's actually not too far from Canterbury. Now, you may think that seeing a coat of arms would be a good indication of being in England, but I found a better way to show it… Look at this– they're both written in ENGLish, and we all know they would be written in American if I was in America.

Now we come to the part where you wonder, "Why did you take these pictures in wide screen format when you'll only tilt them on their sides?" Oh, you didn't ask that question… I did.

Not everything is in order, but we did move from the front door up a spiral stairway, and at the top you see that large carving. I thought it was impressive how the hallways looked like scenes from The Princess Bride, but then of course, that's coming from the same person who was surprised that a green apple tasted like a Jolly Rancher Candy (green apple flavored, imagine that!).

The lake the castle was built on made a natural mote since the castle was really built on an island on the lake and not really on the lake. This wooden soldier on horse back is the oldest in the world. The statue is life size, or the person and horse that posed were a little short.

Of course, I can't be a real tourist if I don't stand in front of something as the picture is taken. And family will be happy to know that I am wearing a shirt I got for Christmas in this picture, just as I said I would. :-)