Although I have yet to visit England, I have "armchair traveled" there many times. And one thing that has always fasinated me is the age of the buildings in the "old world" that are still in use by the public. There are taverns and shops happily serving customers in buildings that are 500, 600, even 1000 years old.
Here in my part of the United States there are very few surviving buildings more than 200 years old. The original inhabitants of this area did not build permanent buildings and the Europeans only came into Kentucky in large numbers starting around 1750.
The town square in Bardstown where I visited the Bourbon Trail (Report on this -- My First Success! -- in the next post) has a wonderful collection of buildings built in the early part of the 1800's. But very seldom do you see any much older than this.
When you do see a building built before 1800, it has usually been turned into a museum.
I look forward to having a drink in a tavern that has been serving guests since before my country existed.
Next stop in my armchair travels -- London!
Place #17 - Osbourne House (Page #16)
Place #18 - Canterbury Cathedral (Page #16 and pictured above) - I read the Canterbury Tales by Chaucer as a Senior in high school. This will be an interesting trip.
Place #19 - Leeds Castle (Page #17 and pictured at right)
Place #20 - Sissinghurst Castle Garden (Page #18)
Place #21 - The Lake District (Page #19)
Mark
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