As part of our weekend trips, my friends and I went to Hampton Court Palace. The weather was sunny but it was still a cold day for us. Hampton Court was King Henry VIII's favorite palace. The palace itself was huge, too bad we weren't allowed to take photos inside. Yet there were still a lot of sights worth photographing, the gardens especially.
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Nice post. I was just reading that it was at Hampton Court Palace that the word 'eavesdropping' was coined. Apparently there in the eaves of the Great Hall, are small faces carved into the oak beams which lean at an angle of 45 degrees to the ground. These are known as 'Eaves Droppers'. The sound bounces off them in weird ways and you can 'listen in' on conversations across the hall. Coincidentally, The DC Capitol's main hall under the dome is also known to have pockets where you can hear conversations across the room....sorry, trivia, but I like your site.
thanks, tricia. that was very informative, nonetheless. cheers!
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