Meeting the King & CO?

So although it's been a number of weeks....weìll carry on as if it hasn't, ok?
It was nice to be in England with Mike and visit with his parents.....don't tell him I said this ( as he gets the 'live show' he isn'tt a follower!) but it is so easy to see the connection between them all, lol. His 'mum' made a lovely dinner the first night I was there, of course he didn't tell her about the 'meat that swims' thing, so she'd made lamb lasagna....hmmm.

On day two Mike took me on one of his classic pre-gena dates. We went to this adorable village, Henley-on-thames, where Mike rowed me down the thames in a row boat =) it was all very civiliZed and romantic to be sure. Then we had lunch at this charming little french cafe, over which I was rapt until I realized a few days later that it was a chain...boo! Henley-on-thames also happens to be the town where my favorite Beatle, George settled and so we went into stalker mode and made our way up to his house....and by house I mean mansion and by mansion I mean estate. For those of you who may not have seen an estate before, it's the kind of property where you can't see the house from the road. SICK!

Day three with Mike and Fam, his parents took us to Hampton Court...home of intregiue, huge dresses, and clandistine affairs-at least is was 500 years ago! It was, at it's zenith, the most ridiculous of all the ridiculous castles stayed in by the English royal family. For those of you Henry VII fans, it was built by cardinal Wosley and became property of the King when he had 'off with his head'. Unfortunetly, it was all rebuilt in baroque style by Christopher Wren in the 18th cen-so very little remains of the original building. It can, however, boast to having the largest and oldest vine-yes vine in the world as well as the original gardens and tennis courts. To this day, you are only allowed to play on this court if you are a royal....well whoo-wee.

It was a really wonderful day and I'm so grateful that Mike's parents suggested it....after a lovely morning/early afternoon at court Mike and I hopped a train to London-town =)

xxx