London, England travel: video from the tour boat on the River Thames. The River Thames is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, but also flows through Oxford, Reading, Windsor and others. More than a day trip from Thornbury Castle, and certainly worth the travel! (You can view this video, and other travel videos in full-size and near-DVD quality, travel stills and more at www.jpmeyer.com). Thornbury Castle is part of the von Essen Group of hotels, “a private collection of individual country house hotels in the UK, each with a distinctive style and character of its own” according to www.vonessenhotels.co.uk, but we think of it as Real People having Real Fun!
Piccadilly Circus and surrounding area. “Piccadilly Circus is a famous traffic intersection and public space of London’s West End in the City of Westminster . Built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly (the “circus” refers to “circular open space at a street junction”), it now links directly to the theatres on Shaftesbury Avenue as well as the Haymarket, Coventry Street (onwards to Leicester Square) and Glasshouse Street.” – Wikipedeia. More than a day trip from Thornbury Castle, and certainly worth the travel! (You can view this video, and other travel videos in full-size and near-DVD quality, travel stills and more at www.jpmeyer.com). Thornbury Castle is part of the von Essen Group of hotels, “a private collection of individual country house hotels in the UK, each with a distinctive style and character of its own” according to www.vonessenhotels.co.uk, but we think of it as Real People having Real Fun!
Tower of London. Actually a series of towers surrounded by a double wall. Officially called “Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower of London”, more commonly known as the Tower of London. This historic monument is located in central London, England on the north bank of the River Thames. More than a day trip from Thornbury Castle, and certainly worth the travel! (You can view this video, and other travel videos in full-size and near-DVD quality, travel stills and more at www.jpmeyer.com). Thornbury Castle is part of the von Essen Group of hotels, “a private collection of individual country house hotels in the UK, each with a distinctive style and character of its own” according to www.vonessenhotels.co.uk, but we think of it as Real People having Real Fun!
London, England travel: Westminster Abbey. This is the traditional location for coronations and burials of English Monarchs. The official name is “The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster” but it is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey. They don’t encourage photography so it’s not the best video, but you can get the flavor of the place. More than a day trip from Thornbury Castle, and certainly worth the travel! (You can view this video, and other travel videos in full-size and near-DVD quality, travel stills and more at www.jpmeyer.com). Thornbury Castle is part of the von Essen Group of hotels, “a private collection of individual country house hotels in the UK, each with a distinctive style and character of its own” according to www.vonessenhotels.co.uk, but we think of it as Real People having Real Fun!
London, England travel: Big Ben, Parliament and eating ice cream while walking across Westminster Bridge. More than a day trip from Thornbury Castle, and certainly worth the travel! (You can view this video, and other travel videos in full-size and near-DVD quality, travel stills and more at www.jpmeyer.com). Thornbury Castle is part of the von Essen Group of hotels, “a private collection of individual country house hotels in the UK, each with a distinctive style and character of its own” according to www.vonessenhotels.co.uk, but we think of it as Real People having Real Fun!