Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Rule Britannia! Part II- early June


Meet Henry.

Aunt Helen trying out what having three would be like.



We visit Mountfitchet Castle, the ruins of a medieval castle with a bunch of farm animals.

And Hever Castle, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn




Kim takes Henry on a horse ride at the ancient playground at Hever.  Don't tell Helen.

We do some "English Things" activities too.

This is a quintessentially English playground.

We get invited to the local sports club to check out lawn bowling. 

Zach checks out a footpath behind the old mill converted to the bed and breakfast where we stayed.


Feeding the ducks on a walk around one of Sawbridgeworth's canals.

Chuck and the boys help open the canal lock gates behind the bed and breakfast.

We visit Aunt Helen's horse, Jasper.

                                              
Henry shows his moves.

Jon and I steal away for a few hours to check out the Imperial War Museum and American Air Museum at Duxford.  Absolutely incredible.

The main hall.  Only place in the world to see many of these aircraft.
The Imperial War Museum has an incredible selection of flyable aircraft.

Some war trophy action from the Falklands War.


Outside the American Air Museum.  A reminder of the cost of the European aerial campaign.  Those numbers are aircraft, not people. 

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