October 13, 2001
Hampton, England



Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace was a great place to go for the day. It was quite fun. The palace was fairly enormous and had a great park-like backyard that included a maze. The history of the palace was explained during our tour. Apparently King Henry VIII had lived in the palace once upon a time and the palace was restored at different time periods hence the differences in architecture.

Inside the palace were the artifacts that depicted the overly luxurious lifestyles of a King's life. Large paintings, magnificent décor, along with the other excessiveness were on display. Unfortunately nobody was allowed to take pictures of the ambiance inside, so I was limited to only the Tudor Kitchen and had ran out of memory space. Taking into consideration the idea that the common people were not allowed to enter during its age of use makes me wonder what our government is holding from us to this present day.

After the Palace our group went to the posh area of Richmond and had a drink or two. Richmond is a nice place to spend an afternoon and should be placed on my list to visit again. It was a nice serene day by the stream. People were boating in the stream while others were being social on the embankment. Afterwards, Carol, Dawn, and I went to see Dawn's lavish flat. It was a tiring day.

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Welcome to my house...Me in front of the the second tier of my palace.

The Nuccio Palace was created many years ago when Tony The Great was in charge of the world. Oh and by the way, Henry VIII also lived here once upon a time including many of the successors.

Carol, the program director taking a picture inside the second tier of my palace.

The third tier. No, but this one's "unique".

Inside the third tier of my palace, The old fashioned cobblestone pathways compliment the very nice architecture.

My fountain courtyard where the great architecture of the palace is well displayed to the smallest detail.

The side of the Palace showing the door to the Tudor Kitchen.

Henry and I get caught up in making a drug deal. Why are elitist always up to some kind of criminal stuff.

Me running from nothing

Fountain in the backside of the Palace

I'm just tired.

King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth strut their stuff!

Inside the Tudor Kitchen you must "Mind Your Head".

The portal-like long green arched pathway .

Elizabeth, Julie, and I find ourselves in the maze.

I went A.W.O.L in the MAZE, it took me around thirty minutes to find my way out.

L.O.S.T.?, Elizabeth, Rex, and Andy seem to have trouble in the maze.

Finding the exit wasn't Melissa and Julie's priority, they seem to be having a good time getting repeatedly lost.

Sometimes the backside can look better than the front. The different styles and times of architecture are shown by the contrast of the front and back of the Palace.

Melissa, Julie, and I along the backside of the Palace.

Leave her alone!... she's  busy texting us messages for the comedy show next week.

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