Tag Archives: historical
OPP: Tower of London & Kensington Palace
Here we are, a full FIVE months after I returned from the UK. Before you get angry at the screeching halt put to the completion of my blog series about my Open Palace Program trip, understand that I was not out having fun and frolicking in the autumn sun. The last few months were spent […]
OPP: Bletchley Park
Our second (and last) free day while in London during the Open Palace Programme, a few of the other young ladies and I rode the train about an hour outside the city to the small town of Bletchley. Just a quick walk from the train station is where the famous Bletchley Park (or as it […]
OPP: National Portrait Gallery
To start the third and last week of the Open Palace Programme, we were given a free Saturday and Sunday in London to do as we pleased. A few of the ladies I had been hanging out with during the tour were meeting up with friends in London for the day, so I ventured off […]
OPP: Oxford
While at Stowe, we spent one afternoon away from the estate in the nearby city of Oxford. Of course, while the city is famous for its university (the oldest in the English-speaking world), there are also fabulous museums as well. As we only had a few hours in the city, I’ll just give a quick […]
OPP: Stowe House
If you have read my previous post about the Stowe Landscape Gardens, you will already know what an interesting and history-packed place Stowe is. The same is true for the house, of course! Of the four nights we spent at Stowe, two of the days were devoted to discussions, a tour, and workshops revolving around […]
OPP: Stowe Gardens
To begin, I would like to mention that this post is dedicated to my grandfather, who passed away quite suddenly this week. He was arguably the biggest fan of my blog. Most of my posting was done with him in mind, as a means of sharing my photos and adventures with him. In addition, most […]
OPP: Jane Austen House & Windsor
After one week of the Open Palace Programme, including four days in Bath, two days in Brighton and a bit of transit, it was once again time to pack up and explore somewhere new. Monday morning everyone climbed onto the coach bus and we traveled for around an hour to the Jane Austen House in […]
OPP: Brighton, Part I
Saturday July 13th was our first full day in Brighton. A few of us took an early morning walk down to the beach to get the blood flowing and soak up the sea breeze. After returning back to the house, just a short time later we joined the whole group to walk to the Royal […]
OPP: Bath, Part IV & Stonehenge
Our last full day in Bath was spent again with the wonderful women of the Bath Preservation Trust, this time at the Museum of Bath Architecture. Though a relatively small museum housed in the Countess of Huntingdon’s Chapel, the museum offers an in depth look at how the classic Bath aesthetic was achieved over the […]
Open Palace Programme: Bath, Part III
On the third day of OPP, we were treated to a tour and workshop at No. 1 Royal Crescent, the re-created Georgian town house museum at Bath’s most famous housing landmark. The crescent was designed by John Wood the Younger and built between 1767-1774, and while the entire front facade was intended to be cohesive, […]
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