Yes, it’s a bit of a tourist cliche, but Stonehenge does amaze. When you look at Christian cathedrals and think of the religious fervor that inspired their construction and decoration, … Read more
We went to Dunster to see the Dunster Castle, which wasn’t so much a castle as an elaborate English country house. As happened to many large estates after World War … Read more
Yet another glorious expression of Gothic architecture, the Cathedral at Exeter, England, the founding of which dates to 1050, 16 years before the Norman Conquest. The organ in the center … Read more
The English are great gardeners. All of their best parks are really gardens, or at least have a wonderful garden component. Holland Park in Kensington has its ball fields and … Read more
There is probably room for debate about whether or not the British should have taken (or should return) all the sculpture from the Parthenon in Athens which they removed in … Read more