Greys Court

Greys Court is near Henley-on-Thames

It was a beautiful sunny day, and Autumn was just starting

There has been a place with a Garden since William Conquers time

The gardens were impressive

The Dahlia's were shining 

Not to mention a 400 year old Wisteria 

It just seemed to go on forever.

Unfortunately part of the major wall had collapsed recently. 

The wall was only 700 years old

But at least the little doors was not damaged.

The garden flowers I recognized.

and the beds were immense.

This doorway stopped the prams.

The house that was there today was built in the 1700

and modernized many times

This was the main man of the house.

Outside were four statues of 4 little boys.

Each was a work of art in it's self.

Inside another building was a donkey wheel.

Basically a Pump powered by a donkeys

After that we went to Henley-on-Thames

and explored the Church

And the Buildings

Some were really old.

Windsor walk

I go regularly out for a walk to Windsor and back. 

The walk is about 20K steps and the views are impressive.

Skygarden and Covent gardens in the evening.

Saturday, was a wet and miserable day

 But we had booked tickets to the Sky Garden in London

  The building is known as the Walkie-Talkie building.

The views were restrcited but we had planned dinner.

We got to see the West of London well

And we were dry inside.
Overall, reasonable meal, limited views and lots of crowds.

So we got out and went for a walk up the strand to Covent Gardens

Jennifer loves it here, it has lots of her favorite shops
A little old fashion toy shop,
Nice old jewelry store,
Great food and good Atmosphere

We even got to see a live show.

The Vyne

We arrived Late int he Day and tickets to the house were very late/

So we went to the Walled Garden first

The Gardener was also in to Dahlia's

The Sun House has been restored

but not the inside. 

Once we went into path to the house the gardens just were beautiful

The Brew House is the new restaurant and shop. 

so we went the lake a waited

In some NT chairs were free to fall asleep in them,

Once in the House we set about exploring.

this was the Orangie and is now for statues

It even had a old Horse for the kids to ride.

Room were set up to show what they were like in the 1600's

Upstairs was the greet hall. 

Again another grand hall to show off in.

Mary Queen of Scott's on show.

Henry of Course

But what a room

Downstairs again we had more grand rooms

Then off to the chapel

I am amazed at the number of houses that had chapel in them.

each with Carved Seat and ordaments

Once outside we got to see the size of the brew house.

Boy they must have drunk themselves to death.

Again on the Way out. were garden views.