Our next opportunity to see some of the sights in Merry Olde England was on a van trip to Hampton Court Palace, home to Henry VIII and William & Mary.  This castle just seems to go on forever.  Whenever a new monarch moved in, he was, of course unsatisfied with the home and, rather than remodel, he would just build another wing or two.  We were going with more of the temple workers in a van, but at the last minute we were offered a ride with the Workmans, who had decided to drive their car.

There were about 20 of us there, so we got a wee bit of a discount on prices.  Unlike Warwick Castle, one price lets you into everything, which was nice.  The outside of the palace was very ornate (see pics) and was interesting.  The inside kind of looks like all the other castles and palaces, although the ceiling paintings were pretty impressive.  The most impressive feature of all at Hampton Court is the gardens.

This is a picture of a clock built into one of the walls and below is an inner courtyard.  This fountain and bit of lawn is completely surrounded by building.

And here are a few pictures of the manicured grounds.  The camera batteries died before we got any pictures of the various flower gardens and the maze (the batteries were safely stored in the camera case we left home).

On the way home, we stopped for a late lunch at a restaurant called "Smith and Western".  Someone had apparently dined at a Texas Roadhouse and loved it, so this was about as American a restaurant as you will find here (unless you count McDonald's).  We had barbecue ribs and chicken, with cole slaw, baked beans, etc.  We even had nachos for an appetizer.  It really tasted good.