Postcards from England ( Warwick Castle - 23/06/10 )

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victorian67 Posts: 74 Joined: 23rd Sep 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 18:19 on 4th December 2010 Welcome to Warwick Castle ( 23/06/10 ) Britain's Ultimate Castle ! Quite a statement indeed ! I first visited Warwick Castle on a cold January afternoon and although I could appreciate the sheer size and medieval magnificence of the Castle, I saw virtually nothing of its grounds still under the spell of winter. So when I revisited the place this year in late June, it was with a totally opened mind and I decided to walk to the Castle fron the town that bears its name. Warwick is a pretty town filled with manicured gardens and picturesque black and white buildings which offers a nice selection of restaurants and tearooms. I accessed the Castle from the Gate located just a stone thrown away from the High St through delightful back gardens in bloom and discovered the delightful Thomas Oken Tearoom, an old black & white building which serves a delicious blend of teas and homemade cakes in a tea set which would not be out of place in a novel of Lewis Caroll. A must when visiting Warwick From the moment I was greeted by the flying standards of the Bear Tower Gate, entered the Central Courtyard where knights were fighting in armour, climbed to the top of the ramparts to have almost an aerial view of the Castle and its grounds, met the Victorians of the Royal Week-End recreation throughout the magnificent appartments, discovered the Art of Falconary with live eagles, entered the delightful Orangerie Gardens with their flying peacocks - I did not know until now that they could fly at all - not to forget the enormous Trebuchet Machine in action by the river, the water mill with its ingenious Victorian machinery and finally spent an hour in the exquisite Victorian Rose Garden discussing the cultivation of old roses, I can say with confidence that my visit to Warwick Castle was a pure enchantment. I have tried to capture the different atmospheres and "colors" of my day in the following pictures... View of the Bear Tower Picture by karim victorian67 Actor posing at the entrance of the Central Courtyard Picture by karim victorian67 Flying Standard in the Central Courtyard Picture by karim victorian67 View of the Castle from the Ramparts Picture by karim victorian67 View of the Castle from the top of the Ramparts Picture by karim victorian67 View of the Castle from the top of the Ramparts Picture by karim victorian67 View of the Central Courtyard from the Ramparts Picture by karim victorian67 View of the River Avon Picture by karim victorian67 View of the River Avon and the Trebuchet Picture by karim victorian67 Caesar's Tower viewed from the Central Courtyard Picture by karim victorian67 Knights fighting in the Central Courtyard Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Still a long way to become a Knight Picture by karim victorian67 Royal Week-End Party Exhibition Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Actors & Armours in the Great Hall Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Falconary Show on the Oak Tree Lawn Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 The Orangerie Garden and the truly magical ballet of the Peacocks Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 A Medieval Camp with Standards Picture by karim victorian67 View of the River Avon Picture by karim victorian67 Warwick Castle viewed from the River Avon Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 The exquisite & confidential Victorian Rose Garden in bloom Picture by karim victorian67 Picture by karim victorian67 Actor posing at the entrance of the Central Courtyard Picture by karim victorian67 Karim My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa	quotePosted at 18:35 on 4th December 2010 Nicely done Karim, it looks as though you had an action packed day! Nice weather too. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
norajean Posts: 95 Joined: 29th Jul 2009 Location: USA	quotePosted at 22:02 on 7th December 2010 Wonderful pictures, Karim, thank you! Warwick Castle is in our plans for March/April of next year. I don't know how I'm going to squeeze everything in! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
victorian67 Posts: 74 Joined: 23rd Sep 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 05:52 on 9th December 2010 Thank you very much for your encouraging comments I am off to France today for my Christmas holidays ! I will post my next adventures around the UK upon my return. In advance, I wish you all a Merry Christmas ! Karim My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
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