At Warwick Castle
July 2nd, 2009I spent the afternoon at Warwick Castle yesterday. I’ve been wearing a t shirt from the place for a couple years now so it was about time.
Anyhoo, I must say it’s really worth the trip. All that medieval nonsense just sends me.
The most fascinating thing though is this waxwork of a young Winston Churchill. The man was gorgeous.
I’ve heard a couple stories of how the Brits got into WWII:
One is that they had a very old pact with Poland which left them no choice.
The one I like best is that Hitler told Churchill he would leave England alone and make him the highest ranking official in the realm if they would abolish the royal family and pay some kind of monetary tribute to Germany.
Winston Churchill told Adolph Hitler to fuck himself.
What a man.
COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR
You have certainly picked a time when our weather here is good for ‘doing’ castles.
There are so many brilliant days out – I enjoy the ruins also – especially ones that are not too commercial. Bishops Waltham Palace built in I think 1135 and then in 1644 after the English Civil war. There is no shops there just ruins and tranquility.
Another good one – although slightly touristy is Corfe Castle in Corfe Dorset….The villiage is nice there too!
Bonjour Courtney ! come more to talk to us !
this waxwork is gorgious yes like the man i agree.
peu importe but in my town of Vincennes, also a beautiful castle..oh!
http://jazzthierry.blog.lemonde.fr/files/2007/07/chateau-de-vincennes-011.1184485629.jpg
i just miss a photo of you there not in wax in real !.
enjoy your holidays very very much !
Love from forever fan of you.
Samantha Jane, your country looks so interesting and lovely to visit !
I wish Courtney get’s enough time to go everywhere !
to make my comment a bit more euh culturel a link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Vincennes
If you’re in Warwickshire, you should hit Kenilworth Castle- all the history, sans wax figures and Disney-esque vibe. Plus it’s in the town I live in….lovely area warwicks anyhow.
Hey Courtney, you in England in all this glorious sunshine we are having right now. You have been to England enough times now to know you are very lucky to experience such nice weather here…it’s rare.
Anyway, looking at the comment from Samantha-Jane, I agree…If you get chance try Corfe Castle. Unlike Warwick it’s in total ruin. Blown up and amazing that it still stands but it looks sooooo authentic..but then it is. and yes, the village is lovely and there is a fantastic restored steam railway that runs passed the castle, if you like that sort of thing. All in all,a very magical place. I know all this because Corfe is only 30 minutes down the Road from me. Are you planning on playing any acoustic songs while over here, I ask in a very cheeky way ???
I live near to Warwick, if I’d known you were gonna be there I’d have bought you tea and scones from Ye Olde Tea Shoppe there.
One of our favorite spots is Tintagel, on the Atlantic coast of northern Cornwall. It is associated with the King Arthur legends. The village itself is ridiculous and you can skip that entirely. But the ruins are gorgeous and haunting, hugging the treacherous rocky cliffs. We were there on a dark, stormy day with nobody else around, and in fact the caretakers asked us to leave eventually because it was too dangerous hiking around with the high wind. Another great spot in that general area is Stonehenge, which is of course also jammed with tourists. Damn tourists anyway! Which I of course have been many times, but I’m one of the nice respectful ones
Anyway, you hear about how overrated Stonehenge is, but don’t believe it. I will always remember driving across the rolling plains of Salisbury and suddenly there is this massive stone circle in the middle of nowhere. I mean, its fucking Stonehenge.
Whilst in The House of Commons, a female MP once said to Winston Churchill, ‘Sir. You are drunk!’ He replied, ‘And you madam are ugly, but I will be sober in the morning!’
PS Glad to see the new record is coming out on vinyl! Tis the only way to fly…
a real pleasure to read you, Jennifer !
Beau Trace you know the same Lady Astor said to Churchill ! “if you were my husband, i would poison your drink!”" Madam, if you were my wife i would drink it” he replied !
so so so, D- 9 the vinyl yeah !
Going further back Court, the Romans were conquering everything in their path until they got to Bonnie Scotland (Caledonia) and we told them to fuck off……and they did! Ha ha….