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On 30 December, after picking up some friends in London, we went to visit Hampton Court Palace. The palace was having an "Elizabethan Christmas" exhibit, and was doing a special demo in the Tudor kitchens, where they were cooking and then would sit down and eat the meal they cooked.
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| Bread laid out in the
bakery. (47kb)
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Preparing some meats to on the fire. (124kb) | Working on a marzipan chess set. (126kb) |
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| Some of the marzipan chess pieces. (128kb) | Preparing the spices for
use later in the day. (110kb)
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The Tudor cellar, full of casks. (111kb) |
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| The table starting to be
set for the food. A mug (pint) of claret, a piece of bread (as a 2nd
napkin), a plate and a spoon for each person. The clear glass of
wine in the middle was shared among 5 people. (92kb)
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The table being set with
some of the food. (94kb)
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All the food on the table, and the cooks getting ready to sit down and eat, but first a short explanation of all the food items! (141kb) |
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| A nice view of Hampton
Court Palace. We could only take pictures in the Tudor kitchens.
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The motley group of friends! (153kb) | A cool dragon statue standing guard outside the palace. (97kb) |
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| A different angle on the dragon. (67kb) | The dragon's companion,
a unicorn. (84kb)
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Another angle on the unicorn. (94kb) |
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On 31 December we went to visit Salisbury cathedral, and then went to Stonehenge on New Year's Day. |
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| Inside Salisbury
cathedral, looking down the nave from behind the altar. (162kb)
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A "Glastonbury" chair in the morning chapel. (137b) | Another shot. (162kb) |
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| A close-up of the
carving on the arms. (124kb)
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A close-up of the
carving on the back. (160kb)
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Late afternoon sun on Stonehenge. (93kb) |
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| Setting sun behind Stonehenge. (53kb) | Another shot from a
slightly angle (as I walked along the fence line). (52kb)
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The setting sun directly behindStonhenge. (70kb) |
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| The sun peeking through the stones. (57kb) | The final glimpse before
the sun sets. (58kb)
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A dusk view of the stones. (66kb) |