This Green and Pleasant Land: England

The photo above is of the borderlands between England and Scotland, the sheep speak both languages! It is very beautiful country up in that area. The air is clean and sweet, and the grass is green. Recently I traveled 1200 miles around Britain. Showing my partner the sights of my country, which he loved

I thought I'd show you some of the same sights, I hope you enjoy them too. So fasten your seat belt and off we go.

This first stop is at the White Horse which is not far from Abingdon, England's oldest inhabited town. Abingdon is on the River Thames near Oxford. There is more than one white horse, in this same area. They have been carved into the hillsides by ancient ones of this land.

This is reputed to be the home of King Arthur and Merlin....Tintagel Castle, or is it Camelot? The remains of this legend is in Cornwall. Want romance? Then take your Honey here to this place of magical love stories; Guinevere, Lancelot, Arthur, and the Knights of the Round Table.

While we are in this area I guess we should take a peek at Stonehenge, probably the most famous circle of stones in the world. Click on the photo to see more photos and info about the Sacred spaces in England.

These stones are part of the National Trust of Britain. They are taken care of by the Trust, which means that there is a charge to go into the area to see them. Be advised here that you cannot get to touch the stones, they are cordoned off so that no-one can get near to them. Only once a year at the Summer Solstice are a few people allowed into the center area of the stones. These people are today's Druids, who perform a ceremony there.

We will be heading back up towards London now, and will stop at Windsor Castle on the way. No there is no photo of the Castle on this page, but I thought I'd add one of The Albert Chapel, which is a part of St George's Chapel inside the Castle.

©The Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel and Jarrold Publishing '95

This chapel is absolutely beautiful, it's usage is morbid, but if you can forget that and just look at the archetecture, and the materials that are used to give it unique beauty, you will love it as I did when I first saw it. 28 different marbles are used from Great Britain and Europe, and the decorations are in hard and semi-precious stones. Do visit there if you are ever in the area.

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